24 June 2020
Ogier advises Urban Logistics on seven-site Crown Portfolio purchase
Richard Daggett
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Chloe Watson-Hill, Molly Ryan
Jersey
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"Marie Claire Fudge - Meticulous timely and proactive - especially with Regulatory issues"
Legal 500 Caribbean, 2025
Marie-Claire is Partner in Ogier's BVI law in Europe team, based in Jersey. She specialises in BVI corporate, investment funds and regulatory matters.
Areas of expertise
BVI Law in Europe and Asia
Corporate
Energy and Natural Resources
Equity Capital Markets
Funds Hub
Hedge Funds
Investment Funds
Legal
Managers and Sponsors
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Energy Funds
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sustainable Investing and Impact Funds
Background and experience
Marie-Claire is Partner in Ogier's BVI law in Europe team, based in Jersey. She specialises in BVI corporate, investment funds and regulatory matters. Prior to moving to Jersey in 2017, Marie-Claire spent 10 years based in the BVI.
Marie-Claire is one of the leading BVI funds and regulatory lawyers and frequently advises investment managers, funds, HNWs, trust companies and financial services providers on BVI legal and regulatory matters. In particular, she advises on change of control and other regulatory applications to the BVI Financial Services Commission, BVI AML laws and matters relating to developments in the BVI's regulatory regime. Marie-Claire also advises on economic substance.
Her funds practice covers all aspects of BVI funds formation including hedge funds, real estate investments, private equity funds, co-investment structures and single investment structures. She regularly helps start-up managers with the establishment of incubator and approved fund structures and BVI approved managers. Marie-Claire also has significant experience advising BVI funds and other regulated entities on their ongoing legal and regulatory compliance, including helping regulated entities to rectify breaches of compliance and regularise their status with the BVI Financial Services Commission, and advising on the liquidation and dissolution of funds and other investment structures.
This complements a specialism in BVI corporate transactions, with a particular focus on cross border mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory, IPOs, voluntary liquidations, continuations in and out of the BVI and corporate restructuring, having advised on many complex, high profile transactions since first joining the Ogier team in 2008.
Marie-Claire is a key part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. She specialises in BVI downstream corporate advisory, advising on both the acquisition and exit phases of downstream PE advisory.
Admitted in:
2008 - British Virgin Islands
2003 - England & Wales (not practising)
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Examples of work
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21 January 2020
Ogier advises on £40 million sale of Northern Ireland retail park
Raulin Amy
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Chloe Watson-Hill
Deal
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7 May 2019
Ogier advises ATIF Holdings Limited on its IPO on NASDAQ
Simon Schilder
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
Deal
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4 September 2018
Ogier advises on US$650 million marine geophysical company acquisition
Simon Schilder
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Tiffany Tolliss
Jersey
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13 July 2018
Ogier acts on purchase of Mark Lane offices
Raulin Amy
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Tiffany Tolliss
Jersey
Deal
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29 March 2018
Ogier advises Tullow on $800 million notes offering
Marie-Claire Fudge
Team: Tiffany Tolliss
Jersey
Deal
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13 December 2017
Ogier Jersey and BVI teams advise on £95.5 million Bristol real estate deal
Simon Schilder
Team: Raulin Amy, Alexander Curry, Marie-Claire Fudge
Deal
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2 October 2017 | 1 min read
Ogier BVI acts for Suez on US$3.4 billion GE Water Acquisition
Michael Killourhy
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
Deal
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19 April 2011 | 1 min read
Ogier BVI has advised on the IPO of Global Cornerstone Holdings Limited
Simon Schilder
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands
Deal
News and insights
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8 November 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier’s “exceptional” BVI team praised in Legal 500 Caribbean 2025
News
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18 September 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier's exceptional client service gets stand-out praise in IFLR1000
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20 March 2024 | 3 min read
Snapshot: BVI AML/CFT Returns
Marie-Claire Fudge
Team: Simon Schilder, Alexandra Jones, Monique Adams
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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15 March 2024 | 2 min read
Snapshot: Distributions under BVI law
Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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15 March 2024 | 2 min read
Snapshot: What to know about transfers of shares under BVI law
Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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27 February 2024 | 3 min read
Start-up investment managers – what are the benefits of the BVI's incubator funds regime?
Simon Schilder
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Tim Clipstone
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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14 February 2024 | 8 min read
BVI Investment Business (Approved Managers) Regulations, 2012
Michael Killourhy
Team: Simon Schilder, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Tim Clipstone, Marie-Claire Fudge
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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5 February 2024 | 3 min read
What you need to know about BVI single investment funds and co-investment vehicles
Simon Schilder
Team: Marie-Claire Fudge, Tim Clipstone
British Virgin Islands
Insight
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24 January 2024 | 4 min read
Key regulatory filing deadlines for BVI funds in 2024
Marie-Claire Fudge
Team: Simon Schilder, Tim Clipstone, Michael Killourhy, Kate Hodson 凯特·赫臣, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Richard Bennett, and 2 more
British Virgin Islands
Insight
Recognition
"She had control of what was going on and of the various elements she was dealing with, she just made it happen"
Client feedback, 2018
View more"Corporate partner based in Jersey, one of several in this team who is noted by clients."
Latin Lawyer 250, 2024
"Rising star partner"
IFLR1000, 2024
"Rising Star"
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"fantastic.... very prompt"
Client feedback, 2018
"Rising Star"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Terrific lawyer"
Client feedback, 2017
"Recommended"
Who's Who Private Funds 2017
"A key contact... her expertise extends to many specialised matters"
IFLR 1000 2014
"Very easy to deal with, very user friendly, very approachable"
IFLR 1000 2014
"highly rated"
Legal 500 Caribbean 2014
"a key practitioner"
Legal 500 2013, 2012
"outstanding"
Client feedback
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