PricewaterhouseCoopers Opens its Office in BVI

This month, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has opened its office in the British Virgin Islands. The work of the BVI office will be concentrated on investigations, forensic accounting, insolvency, restructuring, solvent wind up of companies, schemes of arrangement and business continuity.

Senior Partner of PwC Cayman Nick Freeland explained that the firm's global client base will benefit from the firm's long presence in the market. He noted that the BVI market is evolving, with an increasing demand for experts that can effectively manage critical and complex business issues and crises. The partnership will initially focus on advisory services in BVI, and the PwC East Caribbean Partnership will continue to provide other Advisory services to Government, and select domestic clients from Barbados.

PwC's team at the BVI office will be lead by Nick Carter, BVI resident and licensed insolvency practitioner, who has much experience in both the accounting and legal aspects of corporate securities, turnarounds, restructuring and insolvency, being qualified as a lawyer and accountant, and has been involved in many assignments across the globe and in multiple industries.