Trust and parallel debt Cross-border financing transactions have links with different jurisdictions, and may include both civil law and Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions do and some don’t accept that it is possible to grant security to a security agent (e.g. a special purpose vehicle or a trust) in order to secure money owed to several… Continue reading SECURED CROSS-BORDER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
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NON-POSSESSORY PLEDGE UNDER THE LAWS OF ARUBA
A non-possessory pledge requires a deed Security rights are an important issue, especially in financing transactions. A company may, for example, guarantee the obligations of another company under a certain loan facility. There are several alternatives, one of which will be discussed here. Under the laws of Aruba there are several kinds of pledges, in… Continue reading NON-POSSESSORY PLEDGE UNDER THE LAWS OF ARUBA
FOREIGN CLAIMS SECURED BY ARUBAN SECURITY RIGHTS
The foreign law governed claim must be sufficiently identifiable Many financing arrangements are of a cross-border nature. For instance, a loan agreement governed by English law with the loan secured by a right of pledge governed by the laws of Aruba. This raises all kinds of questions. Any foreign right, for instance a claim, in… Continue reading FOREIGN CLAIMS SECURED BY ARUBAN SECURITY RIGHTS
PLEDGING A REGISTERED CLAIM IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Disclosed vs undisclosed A right of pledge is a limited right, intended to provide recourse against the property subject thereto for a claim for payment of a sum of money, with preference over other creditors. A registered claim (vordering op naam) is a personal right to payment not to order or bearer. The difference is… Continue reading PLEDGING A REGISTERED CLAIM IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
PLEDGING FUTURE RECEIVABLES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Bankruptcy pledgor will prevent valid pledge Under the laws of the Netherlands Antilles, a right of pledge may be established on future receivables, however, the right of pledge on a future receivable will only be perfected the moment such a receivable comes into existence, provided that, at such a time, the pledgor is authorized to… Continue reading PLEDGING FUTURE RECEIVABLES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN