The team at Carey Olsen is ‘fully dedicated to a matter 24/7 until it is closed‘, and is adept in work with Jersey-domiciled funds. The group is experienced across the spectrum of asset classes, with strengths in private equity and private equity secondaries, real estate, infrastructure and credit funds, as well as hedge and listed funds, and digital asset funds. The practice is jointly led by international private equity and real estate funds expert James Mulholland and Robert Milner, who focuses on advising boutique and institutional fund managers on establishing private, expert, unregulated and listed Jersey funds. Daniel O’Connor (‘relentless in his pursuit to deliver quality advice to clients adapted to their specific needs‘) specialises in structuring and formation of investment funds and is experienced in the transactions of offshore structures. Christopher Griffin (‘incisive, knows investment funds, takes the right point‘) has expertise in the regulatory aspects of fund launches and joint ventures. Counsel Claire Le Quesne is building a strong practice focusing on fund structuring and restructuring, co-investments and portfolio acquisitions. ‘Omnipresent‘ counsel Andrea Steel draws on previous experience in in-house roles to advise on fund regulation.

Mourant is active across the Jersey funds space, advising on all alternative and private capital fund asset classes, including more recently crypto and digital asset funds. The team provides an integrated legal and regulatory service, augmented by its colleagues in the finance, corporate, litigation, employment and data protection departments, and able to draw on the firm’s standalone consultancy arm Mourant Consulting. Felicia De Laat  heads the Jersey practice, taking the lead in the firm’s relationships with tentpole clients CVC, Schroders and Arrow Capital. Ben Robins is the global investment funds practice leader. Alistair Horn has vast experience in the establishment and launch of open and closed-ended investment funds and structures, and is also an expert in restructuring an the financing of investment structures. He also leads the firm’s cryptocurrency fund offering. Daniel Birtwistle  is also a key member of the team. Making partner in February 2022, Alex Henderson has a broad practice spanning the establishment and regulation of investment structures, with a focus on private equity, real estate, venture, and debt funds.

Ogier is a mainstay of the Jersey funds market, leveraging the firm’s presence across global offshore jurisdictions, London and Luxembourg. The team has a strong venture capital practice, and is active in the private equity space. It has vast experience in investment fund launches, and regularly assists clients with fund closings and acting for funds traded on the main market of the London stock exchange. Niamh Lalor is the leader of the practice, with a focus on specialist funds and financial services regulation. Emily Haithwaite  is an expert in AIFMD regulation, as well as handling a wide variety of fund transactions and ESG-related issues. Sophie Reguengo  and managing associate Alexandra O’Grady are also recommended.

Appleby‘s practice spans asset classes, including real estate, private equity, debt, infrastructure and technology funds, able to draw on a global offshore office network that enables it to service European, US and Middle Eastern clients. The team is known for its innovative work, advising on fully regulated Jersey LLP structures, the conversion of unregulated funds into regulated funds, and hybrid offerings of Jersey PE funds. Andrew Weaver is the practice head, with a strength in financial services regulatory advice. Senior associate Paul Warsnop advises lenders in the fund finance space on financing, structuring and on-going regulatory issues. Counsel Gemma Whale is another recommended lawyer for fund regulatory issues.

Bedell Cristin has broad funds expertise, spanning expertise in fund formation, investment syndicates, club deals, as well as the regulation of funds and their transactions. The team is instructed by fund managers, administrators, banks and investors at every stage of a fund’s existence. Real estate funds and deals a particular strength, and the firm counts investment managers, institutional and sovereign wealth investors as clients in this respect. The private equity practice is also active. Martin Paul  leads the department and is a veteran of the funds space. Richard Le Liard focuses on venture capital and private equity, advising on fund establishment and regulatory compliance. Counsel Stephen Ferguson has expertise in shariah-compliant funds. Senior associate Louise Ridgway is well-known with fund manager clients.

At Collas Crill, Sam Sturrock  is the key individual for funds work, with expertise in private fund regimes across the Channel Islands and cryptocurrencies. He is also an expert on regulatory issues. Overall, the firm handles matters throughout a fund’s life cycle, including establishment, authorisation and structurings.

The Maples Group funds team leverages the firm’s presence in Jersey, Dublin, Cayman and Luxembourg to handle cross-border matters for a wide variety of European, Asian and Middle Eastern funds. The group has expertise across hedge, private equity, venture capital, debt and real estate funds. It has also developed a niche in co-invest structures and GP-led restructuring deals. The team is jointly led by Simon Hopwood , an expert in the establishment and structuring of UK REITs and Shariah-compliant funds; and Tim Morgan, who is experienced in private equity fund launches. Mark Crichton is also recommended for fund transactions.

The Walkers investment funds practice handles matters throughout a fund’s lifecycle, assisting funds, intermediaries and fund service providers in cooperation with colleagues throughout the firm’s office network. The group has expertise in fund formation and regulation, restructurings and reorganisations, acquisitions and redomiciliation. Jonathan Heaney  heads the department and is an English solicitor, BVI attorney and Jersey advocate, specialising in fund structuring and launches. Dilmun Leach is a core team member whose practice spans fund establishment and restructurings, across a wide range of asset classes, including CLOs and open-ended hedge funds. Leanne Wallser is an expert in private equity and real estate, and is active in the sustainable finance space.