BVCA Launches Working Group For PE In The Channel Islands

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has announced the formation of its Channel Islands Working Group (CIWG).

The new group, chaired by Andrew Whittaker, Managing Director at Ipes in Guernsey, is comprised of senior professionals from the private equity and venture capital industry in Guernsey and Jersey. The CIWG will seek to enhance BVCA engagement with the Channel Islands community as well as advise the BVCA on strategy concerning issues that are specific to Guernsey and Jersey.

The group will also act as the BVCA's representative to the other Channel Islands industry stakeholders: the Guernsey Investment Fund Association, the Jersey Finance Association and the Channel Islands Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.