Anton Goldstein

Partner

British Virgin Islands | T +1 284 852 1119
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Anton Goldstein is a Partner in the British Virgin Islands Corporate practice. Anton joined Conyers in 2009 and became a partner in 2013.

Anton has a broad corporate practice with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, capital markets and corporate finance. He consistently advises on the largest and most prominent transactions in the BVI and is recognised as one of the leading M&A and capital markets lawyers in the jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction

Experience

M&A

  • Advised long-standing client, Despegar (NYSE:DESP), Latin America’s leading online travel company, on its US$1.7 billion acquisition by Prosus, a leading global technology company.
  • Advised ecommerce payments provider and online merchant acquiring bank Finaro (formerly Credorax) on its acquisition by US fintech company Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment and technology solutions.
  • Advised Kinross Gold Corporation in relation to the sale of all its interest in the Chirano mine in Ghana to Asante Gold Corporation through the sale of Red Back Mining Pty Ltd for a total consideration of US$225 million in cash and shares.

Capital Markets

  • Advised Telegram Group in connection with its upsized issuance of US$1.7 billion bonds.
  • Advised Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE:GFI) in connection with its issuance of US$1 billion of new bonds.
  • Advised BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) on a secondary offering of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Under the terms of the underwritten public offering, existing shareholders of BBB Foods sold 21 million shares for an aggregate price of US$593.25 million.
  • Advised Ventura Offshore on its private placement and listing on Euronext Growth Oslo raising proceeds of US$170 million, acquisition of all outstanding shares in Universal Energy Resources Inc., and US$130 million senior secured bond issuance.
  • Advised Nostromo Energy on an innovative transaction to take the company private and delist from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Corporate Finance

  • Acted for SIBA Energy Corporation on its DOP 4.1 billion project financing in respect of the financing, construction and commissioning of an approximately 252 MW combined-cycle gas fired power plant, including related sponsor arrangements.

Qualifications

Professional Background

  • Mergers and acquisitions lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
  • Mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, London
  • Seconded to Goldman Sachs (Principal Investment Division)
  • Tutor of Commercial Law, University of Oxford

Education

  • University of Oxford, Law degree, first class honours (Martin Wronker Prize in Law, Proxime Accessit)

Bar Admissions

  • British Virgin Islands, Solicitor, 2009
  • England & Wales, Solicitor, 2005 (not currently practising)

Awards & Accolades

  • Recognised in the 2023 edition (and since 2012) of Chambers Global (corporate and finance, investment funds – band 1)
  • Recognised as ‘Leading Partner’ in the 2025 edition (and 2019 and 2024) of Legal 500 Caribbean (investment funds)
  • Recognised as ‘Leading Partner’ in the 2025 edition (and since 2011) of Legal 500 Caribbean (corporate and commercial)
  • Recognised as ‘Leading Partner’ in the 2025 edition (and 2018 and 2024) of Legal 500 Caribbean (banking, finance and capital markets)
  • Recognised as ‘Highly regarded’ in the 2024 edition (and since 2013) of IFLR1000 (financial and corporate)
  • Recognised as ‘Highly regarded’ in the 2024 edition (and since 2016) of IFLR1000 (investment funds)
  • Recognised in the 2022 edition (and since 2018) of Who’s Who Legal (private funds)
  • Recognised in the 2017 edition (and since 2013) of Who’s Who Legal (private equity, hedge funds, investment funds)
  • Recognised in the 2015 edition of Who’s Who Legal (mergers and acquisitions)

Association

  • Appointed to the BVI Financial Services Commission’s Focus Group on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive