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

STRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

Example: Parallel debt structures under Dutch Caribbean law In a parallel debt structure, a company (the borrower) acknowledges a debt to an appointed agent by promising to pay the agent an amount equal to the sum of the borrower’s obligations under the (syndicated) loan agreement with the lenders. Thus an independent, parallel debt is created… Continue reading STRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

FOREIGN CLAIMS SECURED BY DUTCH CARIBBEAN SECURITY RIGHTS

The 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 Netherlands Antilles right of pledge. This raises all kinds of questions. Any foreign right, for instance a claim, in which a Netherlands Antilles pledge is created,… Continue reading FOREIGN CLAIMS SECURED BY DUTCH CARIBBEAN SECURITY RIGHTS