In our capacity as Liquidators of BVI companies, we frequently discover that the company holds/held accounts at banks in Switzerland. These banks often refuse
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Services BVI
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Asset tracing, investigation and recovery
We have experience of retrieving assets from jurisdictions in the Caribbean, Russia/CIS, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, as well as other offshore centres.
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Contentious estates and family disputes
Managing complex, high net worth and sensitive issues such as divorce to resolution.
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Corporate restructuring and recovery
Providing a wide range of restructuring services to professionals, companies and their stakeholders.
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Cross-border and domestic insolvency
Our BVI team specialises in taking formal insolvency appointments in relation to businesses with complex, international affairs.
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Forensic and investigation services
Grant Thornton BVI's forensic and investigation services team supports clients at every stage of a matter, whether in an investigative, advisory, insolvency & asset recovery, or testifying expert witness capacity.
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Solvent liquidations
Developing liquidation process strategies to mitigate such circumstances or recommending the appropriate actions to simplify delivery of the liquidation as efficiently and economically as possible.
About us
Grant Thornton (British Virgin Islands) Limited is part of one of the world’s largest and most technically skilled professional services firms
Managing Director/Partner
John Skelton
"I lead our British Virgin Islands (BVI) business and take insolvency appointments in the BVI. Our practice focuses on complex cross border insolvencies, dispute resolution and forensic accountancy."
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GT BVI appointed as Receivers under the BVI Arbitration Act – a first for BVI
BVI Court utilises provisions of BVI Arbitration Act for the first time to appoint Receivers from Grant Thornton over a BVI company
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Overcoming difficulties faced overseas by Liquidators appointed by shareholders’ resolution
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Who has standing to challenge decisions of BVI Liquidators and in what circumstances?
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