Jersey - Investment funds
Bedell Cristin has an integrated funds practice spanning its Jersey, Guernsey and London offices. Real estate funds expert Martin Paul heads the substantial Jersey team, and has recently acted for UK investment banking and private equity group Evens Randall in several matters. Simon Pascoe, noted for his ‘excellent industry understanding and experience from several jurisdictions‘, has a strong hedge funds practice.
Carey Olsen’s ‘high-end‘ team, which was boosted by the hire of an associate from Mourant du Feu & Jeune, is headed by Eve Kosofsky, whom client praise for her specialist funds knowledge. She advised new client Activum SG on the establishment of three parallel Jersey limited partnerships. Finance partner Edward Quinn is also very active in the funds practice.
Mourant du Feu & Jeune has one of the largest specialist funds team, recently boosted by the appointment of two new partners. Ben Robins has a focus on private equity funds, and has taken over as practice head. Jacqueline Richomme - who advised key hedge fund client CVC Capital Partners on the establishment of a private equity mega fund - is highly regarded, as is Nigel Weston for real estate funds.
Ogier attracts praise for its ‘knowledge of market practices and creativity‘. Richard Thomas heads the team and is active in private equity in emerging markets. Nick Kershaw ‘rates highly compared to competitors‘. The practice is supported by the firm’s offices in Dublin, the BVI and the Cayman Islands, and clients note that this ‘breadth of experience makes a difference when shopping for jurisdictions‘.
Appleby is ‘efficient and friendly‘, with Andrew Weaver noted as ‘approachable and willing to get involved in the detail of transactions‘. Mark Lewis has been acting for real estate investor Meinl European Land Ltd on a major restructuring, while Weaver acted for Meinl Bank on the same transaction.
Ozannes has been active in establishing unregulated funds. It also advised on the establishment of the Ignition Romanian Land Fund as a closed-ended investment LLP. Clients say the two-partner team ‘looks outside the box on funds and get its teeth into complex structures‘.
Voisin has been active in bringing hedge funds into Jersey. Bill Gibbon has significant expertise on shari’ah-complaint fund work and ‘unsurpassed knowledge of Jersey fund laws and ability to assist in new and innovative fund structures‘.
Crill Canavan’s team, which has been particularly active in fund-related litigation, is ‘enthusiastic, prompt, thorough and attentive‘. Clients include Meinl Airports International Ltd.
At VerrasLaw, ‘excellent‘ funds partner Jonathan Bale has a niche acting for Jersey-based hedge funds, and recently won Altis Partners (Jersey) - which manages assets in excess of US$1.6bn - as a new client.
Jonathan Heaney - who is dual qualified in England and the BVI - heads the team at Walkers, which has been active advising hedge fund managers, and on the establishment of unregulated funds. Ian Gobin has joined from the firm’s London office.