Seen as a ‘go-to firm in this field,’ the Mourant funds team led by John Rochester acts for sponsors and managers targeting a range of asset classes with the structuring and launch of investment vehicles and is also active in the private credit space. Darren Bacon advises a client base that includes private equity, real estate and debt funds on new launches and registrations. Frances Watson handles fund launches, migrations and financing mandates, while James Cousins leverages his in-house funds experience to advise clients from the launch of new funds to the ultimate liquidation of assets, with particular expertise in the hedge fund industry.
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‘The firm has top notch and longstanding experience and is a real go-to firm in this field.’
‘Darren Bacon is our key contact in the Guernsey office. He has extensive investment funds experience and provides very commercial and pragmatic advice on any key points.’
‘I appreciate the user friendly, partner led service they provide in Guernsey.’
‘Frances Watson is my go to person in Guernsey. She is responsive and offers incisive and pragmatic legal advice.’
Key clients
- HgCapital LLP
- Investec W&I International PCC Limited
- HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited
- abrdn Investments Limited
- Ravenscroft Investment Fund Offshore
- Savex Multi Strategy Fund Limited
- iCON Infrastructure Management III Limited
- Stepstone Group LP
- Sequoia
- JLEN Environment
- Investec World Axis
- Pantheon
Work highlights
Advised HgCapital on the establishment of their new flagship Saturn fund, Hg Saturn 4, with anticipated total commitments of $12bn.
Acted as Guernsey legal counsel for HarbourVest on a $1.7bn secured loan facility provided by, among others, Ares and Apollo.
Advised abrdn on the establishment and GFSC registration of their new Guernsey sustainable infrastructure fund.
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Practice head
John Rochester
Other key lawyers
Darren Bacon; Frances Watson; James Cousins; Alasdair McKenzie; Amy Williamson