Practice Area 03

Cross-Border Advisory

Guiding clients through jurisdictional structuring, regulatory navigation, and the formation of offshore investment vehicles.

Scope of Work

What the practice covers.

  • We guide the establishment of offshore exempted companies, segregated portfolio companies, partnerships and unit trusts — working with leading offshore counsel to ensure each vehicle is fit for purpose from day one.

  • Where capital, operations and investors span multiple jurisdictions, we advise on domicile selection, regulatory perimeter and treaty considerations — coordinating onshore and offshore advisers into a single coherent structure.

  • Banking, fiduciary, audit and administration relationships are assembled from long-standing partners in key financial centres, with SENS coordinating so the client deals with one point of accountability.

  • Structures require stewardship after formation. We advise on economic substance, regulatory developments and evolving compliance obligations as vehicles mature and circumstances change.

Our Process

Four stages, led personally.

I

Jurisdictional Review

We assess the client's objectives, investor base and regulatory exposure across relevant jurisdictions to determine the optimal domicile and structure.

II

Vehicle Formation

Working with leading offshore counsel, we guide the formation of the vehicle — fund, SPV or holding structure — ensuring it is fit for purpose from day one.

III

Partner Coordination

Banking, fiduciary, audit and administration relationships are assembled and coordinated, drawing on long-standing partners across key financial centres and beyond.

IV

Ongoing Governance

We remain engaged after formation, advising on governance, regulatory developments and compliance obligations as the structure matures.

Example Engagements

Work conducted in confidence.

Engagements are described in general terms only. Client identities and transaction specifics remain confidential.

Master-feeder structure — Asia-Pacific manager

Guided an Asia-Pacific investment manager through the formation of an offshore master-feeder structure, coordinating counsel, administration and banking to launch within an accelerated timeline.

Family holding restructure

Advised a multi-generational family on consolidating operating and investment assets into an offshore holding structure, improving governance clarity and succession readiness across three jurisdictions.