Bahamas
Trust, Corporate and Fiduciary Services Adrian Crosbie-Jones
Adrian Crosbie-Jones, the Managing Director of The Private Trust Corporation Limited, has over 40 years’ experience in the international financial services industry.
The Private Trust Corporation Limited
After an early career in private banking in London, he moved into the international trust and fiduciary business with a large Liechtenstein based trust company. He subsequently established his own fiduciary company with offices in London and Hong Kong, which specialised in the provision of financial, corporate and tax advice, mainly to clients in the Pacific Rim.
He obtained a B.Sc. degree from the London School of Economics in 1971 and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London in 1976.
He joined The Private Trust Corporation Limited as a Director in 1994 and was subsequently appointed Managing Director in 2008. The Private Trust Corporation Limited, which was established in 1983, is a Bahamian full-service professional trust company which specialises in the establishment and ongoing administration of trusts, foundations, family offices, private trust companies, investment funds (including Bahamian SMART Funds) and companies.
Adrian Crosbie-Jones Managing Director The Private Trust Corporation Limited Tel: +1 242 397 8000 acj@privatetrustco.com www.privatetrustco.com
It is the largest independent trust company in The Bahamas, with more than $8 billion in assets currently under administration. It is not owned by, or affiliated with, any bank or financial institution and is not a conduit for asset management or other financial products. As a result, clients have full freedom to choose their financial service providers, the ability to segregate functions and products and the ability to diversify assets between jurisdictions, managers, custodians etc. Fees, which are based on responsibility and time spent, and are not tied to the value of assets. No exit, termination or distribution fees are charged. Solution orientated, client driven, The Private Trust Corporation Limited is totally committed to delivering a highly personalised and efficient, professional service to clients and their advisers throughout the world.
Brazil
Agribusiness Domicio dos Santos Neto Santos Neto Advogados
Domicio dos Santos Neto Partner Santos Neto Advogados Tel: +55 11 3124-3071 domicio@santosneto.com.br www.santosneto.com.br/ eng/?page_id=643
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Trade Finance; Corporate Finance and Banking Founding partner at Santos Neto Advogados. Domicio dos Santos Neto is the head of agribusiness, trade finance, corporate finance and banking. He has extensive experience in assisting foreign investors in Brazil with agility, identifying and solving problems with personalised attention and a high degree of availability. Domicio has worked for almost 24 years in structured commodity finance and he is specialised in restructurings and in the strategic coordination of actions involving a pool of creditors. In addition, he has expertise in bankruptcy law. Domicio was admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), São Paulo Chapter, in 1990. He has an LLB (1990) and a master’s degree in tax law (1998), both from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo; and a master’s degree in commercial law from the University of Sao Paulo (2002). He is a former member of the Commission on Foreign Trade and International Relations of the São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association. He is a speaker in conferences and author of specialised articles in Brazil and abroad. Education: • Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Master’s Degree in Commercial Law • Hague Academy of International Law, Specialization in International Law • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, Specialization in Tax Law • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, Bachelor of Laws