Offshore: Investment Funds
UK Guide 2025 : Jersey
Band 1
About
Provided by Mourant
Mourant's market-leading Jersey Funds team is comparable in size to a top tier London investment funds practice. We offer a unique, holistic approach to supporting our clients at every stage of the fund life cycle, and remain at the forefront of Jersey funds legislation, regulatory and tax developments including the new Jersey LLC law and AML/CFT exemption changes.
We have extensive experience across all alternative fund and private capital fund asset classes including private equity, venture capital, real estate, credit, secondaries, infrastructure, technology, crypto and digital asset funds, as well as sustainable finance and impact, crypto asset and renewable energy funds. We also have a proven track record in the creation and operation of managed accounts, joint ventures, club fund structures, investment holding structures, and the establishment of fund financing arrangements.
Our Jersey Funds team has a trusted relationship with the financial regulatory authorities and industry bodies in Jersey, and our team members remain at the forefront shaping new laws, regulations and regulatory policy. Our partners hold senior positions at influential committees including the Jersey Funds Association, Jersey Finance's Community of Interest Group, the BVCA's Channel Islands Committee and Jersey finance industry working groups.
Chambers Review
Mourant enjoys a formidable reputation for Jersey investment fund matters and houses a deep roster of experienced practitioners. It demonstrates considerable expertise in a wide range of fund formation and administration issues, with particular knowledge of real estate and private equity funds. Also, the firm regularly advises on matters relating to hedge funds. It is well versed in the representation of funds in the technology, energy and biotech spaces.
Work Highlights
- Mourant advised Vitol and the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on the launch of CarbonVista, a joint venture for carbon removal and abatement projects in Nigeria.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mourant is an exceptionally strong team in the fund formation space, and consistently provides technical and commercial advice."
"The team are highly responsive and deliver a well-coordinated service."
"The team's advice is robust, commercially driven and pragmatic."
"Mourant is an exceptionally strong team in the fund formation space, and consistently provides technical and commercial advice."
"The team are highly responsive and deliver a well-coordinated service."
"The team's advice is robust, commercially driven and pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
Ben Robins serves as Mourant's global head of funds. He works with leading private equity and real estate-focused asset managers on fund formation and operation.
"Ben is always helpful, very pragmatic and takes a very business-friendly approach."
Joel Hernandez serves as head of Mourant's Jersey funds team. He sustains a highly regarded funds practice and possesses significant expertise with regard to real estate matters. He advises clients on fund structuring as well as working with funds on asset acquisitions.
"Joel is a fantastic lawyer who is extremely commercial and always a pleasure to work with."
"Joel is a very pragmatic, solutions-focused lawyer with a keen eye for detail, while at the same time being close to the bigger picture."
Alistair Horn operates a burgeoning practice advising clients setting up funds across a range of asset classes.
"Alistair is highly responsive and coordinates a seamless service. He is also clearly well versed in key market developments."
Felicia De Laat advises clients on fund formation, investments, sales and operational issues. She maintains a focus on private equity and real estate funds.
"Felicia's depth of knowledge and understanding of the Jersey investment fund market is fantastic."
"Felicia is a very good lawyer who is clear and concise, gets to the nuts of issues quickly and breaks things down to make them understandable."
Mark Chambers operates a noteworthy practice principally concentrated on the private equity and real estate sectors.
"Mark is very commercial and user-friendly."
Alex Henderson advises clients on the establishment of a wide range of private funds including credit, real estate and venture funds.
"Alex deeply understands commercial drivers as well as having excellent technical ability."
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