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Biography

George Weston
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"George Weston is an industry expert, and is well respected by peers and clients. He has great attention to detail and is very responsive.”

Legal 500, 2026

George Weston

Partner | Banking & Corporate | British Virgin Islands
Mobile +1 284 852 4333 george.weston@harneys.com
Biography

George Weston is a partner, the global head of our Corporate practice group and leads our British Virgin Islands Transactional team. He advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, downstream private equity investments, joint ventures, public and private share offerings, capital raisings, and corporate reorganisations. Although he works with clients in a wide range of industry sectors across the globe, George has particular expertise working with leading law firms and private equity investors on cross-border corporate acquisitions and joint ventures with a technology or real esta

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George Weston is a partner, the global head of our Corporate practice group and leads our British Virgin Islands Transactional team. He advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, downstream private equity investments, joint ventures, public and private share offerings, capital raisings, and corporate reorganisations. Although he works with clients in a wide range of industry sectors across the globe, George has particular expertise working with leading law firms and private equity investors on cross-border corporate acquisitions and joint ventures with a technology or real estate element (including hotels and hospitality). He leads our SPAC practice group in the Americas and has considerable experience of both IPOs and business combinations. George also has experience acting on a range of debt finance and security matters, representing borrowers and issuers on leveraged transactions, public and private bond issuances and debt restructurings and work outs.

George consults regularly with the BVI government and regulators on the development of corporate law in the BVI. He is the Chair of BVI Finance and a member of the statutory Company Law Advisory and Review Committee. George is also a member of the International Bar Association.

Prior to joining Harneys, George spent seven years in the London office of Paul Hastings, where he worked on a number of high profile corporate transactions. He also completed a secondment in an ECM team at JPMorgan Chase.

George has been widely quoted and published in a variety of media including CNBC, MergerMarket, Legal Business, Asian Business Law Review, Business Law Today, Practical Law Company Magazine, the British Tax Review and the International Financial Law Review.

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Recommendations

George is recognised as a leading partner in the British Virgin Islands Corporate and Commercial and Banking, Finanance and Capital Markets guides. He was previously recognised as a next generation partner (2021 – 2024), a rising star (2020), and a next generation lawyer (2018 – 2019) in ...

George is recognised as a leading partner in the British Virgin Islands Corporate and Commercial and Banking, Finanance and Capital Markets guides. He was previously recognised as a next generation partner (2021 – 2024), a rising star (2020), and a next generation lawyer (2018 – 2019) in the BVI Corporate and Commercial guide. Testimonials include:

  • “George Weston is an industry expert, and is well respected by peers and clients. He has great attention to detail and is very responsive.” (2026 guide)
  • He is described as "likeable, creative, thoughtful and pragmatic". One client noted he is "one of the leading lawyers in the jurisdiction and is very well respected in the market. George is very commercial, responsive and always takes the time to discuss any query I have." (2025 guide)
  • He is "the future of Harneys. George is one of the leading figures in the market from a M&A perspective and an overall, excellent lawyer. Responsive, commercial, and easy to work with. His aptitude to always get things right is impressive!" (2024 guide)

George is highly regarded and was previously a rising star (2019 – 2022).

George is recognised in the BVI Corporate and Finance (including Investment Funds) guide.

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Advising Yorkville Acquisition Corp on US$6.42 billion business combination.

Representing DXC Technology Company (NYSE: DXC) on its US$2 billion merger acquisition of Luxoft (NYSE: LXFT), at the time the largest ever takeover of a publicly listed BVI company by transaction value.

Acting as BVI legal counsel on the merger of third-party logistics companies UTi Worldwide Inc and DSV in a US$1.2 billion public takeover of a listed BVI company.

Advising a group of private investors on the reorganisation of their holdings in a UK PLC through the establishment of a new BVI joint venture company holding equity assets valued in excess of $1.5 billion.

Advising a BVI incorporated e-commerce firm on its sale for approximately US$600 million.

Representing the existing owner of a hotel chain on the disposal of majority ownership (through the issue of notes convertible into 51 per cent of its shares) to create a BVI joint venture with a potential value of more than US$1.2 billion.

Acting for SOCAR and its wholly owned subsidiary Sermaye Investments Limited (SIL) on the repayment of a US$1.3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs International (GSI) to SIL, the repurchase acquisition of shares by SIL from GSI, and a corporate restructuring and refinancing with a new US$1.3 billion secured debt from a portfolio of lenders.

Advising Latin American softgel maker Procaps Group on its business combination with Nasdaq listed Union Acquisition Corp. II (a Cayman incorporated SPAC) for an enterprise value of US$1.1 billion (named "Deal of the Year, Columbia 2021" by Transaction Track Record).

Advising Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on its US$899 million definitive agreement for a business combination with late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, Apollomics Inc.

Advising Saitech Limited, a Eurasia-based energy saving bitcoin mining operator, on its business combination with TradeUP Global Corporation (a SPAC).

Advising ACG Acquisition Company Limited (ACG), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) incorporated in the BVI, on its initial public offering and standard listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market and on its subsequent $290 million de-SPAC (the first in London under its new SPAC rules).

Advising ACG Metals Limited on a US$200 million bond placement.

Advising Polaris Renewable Energy with the successful private placement of US$175 million senior secured green bonds with a US$50 million tap option.

Advising on the reorganisation and IPO of MBC Media in Saudi Arabia, which was described as the ‘world’s best performing IPO’ by Bloomberg.

Advising GigCapital 7 on its successful IPO and subsequent $1.2 billion business combination with Hadron Energy.

Advising on various US SPAC IPOs including GigCapital8 Corp, Viking Acquisition Corp., Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp and Pono Capital Three, Inc.

Advising on BVI aspects of the US$900 million acquisition of Tripe-S by Guidewell, an insurance firm.

Advising Central Group in its transactions with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to form a new holding structure and governance arrangement in respect of the Selfridges Group, following PIF’s total buyout of Signa Group’s interest in Selfridges Group.

Advising H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with US$60 billion of capital under management, in its acquisition of Segers Aero Corporation and Segers Aviation S.A. (Segers).

Advising Hyatt Hotels Corporation, the internationally renowned hotel chain, on the BVI aspects of its takeover of Two Roads Hospitality for US$480 million.

Advising the global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group on BVI aspects of its US$250 million strategic investment in the hotel chain YOTEL.

Advising LeniGas Cuba Limited on its reverse takeover of Knowlton Capital Inc by way of a BVI scheme of arrangement.

Representing Talon Metals Inc., a TSX-listed base metals company, on various capital raisings.

Advising on the spin out and listing of SEAL SQ.

Advising Road Town Wholesale Trading Ltd, a BVI-based retail and wholesale conglomerate, on the acquisition of 76.1 per cent of its issued shares by a wholly owned subsidiary of The North West Company Inc. The deal is believed to be the largest-ever M&A transaction involving a company operating and trading domestically in the BVI.

Advising a hotel owner/operator on the disposal of a hotel chain held through several BVI vehicles for a consideration of approximately US$350 million.

Advising Hyatt Hotels Corporation in relation to the acquisition of preferred shares (and related joint venture arrangements) in a BVI company owning a major hotel and resort in Latin America in a transaction valued at more than US$100 million.

Representing an investor on a series of portfolio investments and divestments of UK property held through BVI companies and related financing arrangements for a total value of more than £200 million.

Representing Polaris Infrastructure Inc., a Toronto-based company engaged in the operation, acquisition and development of renewable energy projects in Latin America, on its acquisition of 100 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of Union Energy Group Corp., which is incorporated in the BVI in 2018 and on its 2020 refinancing through a facility provided by the Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund, a global credit-focused fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE: BAM).

Advising iSmash, a high street technology repair service, on various fundraising transactions and its ultimate sale.

Advising AlTibbi, an emerging medical technology company targeting the Middle East and North Africa, on two successful fundraising rounds.

British Virgin Islands
2015

England and Wales (not practising)
2010

College of Law of England & Wales (LPC)
2008

Southampton Solent University (GDL)
2007

University of Southampton (BA)
2006

"George Weston is an industry expert, and is well respected by peers and clients. He has great attention to detail and is very responsive.”
Legal 500, 2026