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Carey Olsen

Investment Funds

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Investment Funds - Jersey

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What the Team is Known For

Carey Olsen provides a deep roster of experienced practitioners who handle a broad range of matters relating to private equity, digital assets, real estate and infrastructure funds. The firm offers particular skill in advising hedge funds on transactional matters and ongoing fund management issues. It is frequently engaged on the formation of new funds with innovative structures.

Strengths

They provide expert legal advice in an efficient manner and deliver an excellent service. They have an excellent team from junior to partner level, and always provide the right level of advice.

Carey Olsen provide practical business insights that align with client requirements and deliver solutions that are legally sound and commercially viable.

The team are proactive and have a deep understanding of the market. They consistently deliver top-quality advice and navigate through the most complex matters.

The team provide an outstanding service; they are always responsive and have the technical expertise to deal with complex structures and advise accordingly.

Work Highlights

Carey Olsen advised FitzWalterCapital on the launch and closing of FitzWalterCapital Partners II, raising USD1.4 billion.

Notable practitioners
James Mulholland
James Mulholland is co-head of Carey Olsen's Jersey investment funds department. He is frequently sought after by funds, principally in the real estate space, where he advises on formation, investment and operational issues.

James offers great market knowledge and guidance around innovation. Client service is always a priority and James is very proactive in keeping us appraised of legal developments.

James is a go-to market-leading expert.

James is very hard-working.


Robert Milner
Robert Milner is co-head of Carey Olsen's Jersey investment funds department. He is particularly well known for his work on real asset funds. As well as working with asset managers on establishing funds, he also advises the funds on their investments.

Robert is a technically strong lawyer.

Robert is very experienced and one of the island's leading funds lawyers.


Chris Griffin
Chris Griffin has a notable funds practice and advises clients on the formation of private equity funds and hedge funds. He has niche expertise in relation to cryptocurrency.

Chris provides comprehensive client-focused advice, looking beyond the specific point at hand to consider the wider impacts from a Jersey perspective.

Chris is a fantastic Jersey lawyer who not only has great technical acumen in the Jersey regulatory regime but also fantastic expertise in most fund asset classes.


Daniel O'Connor

Daniel O'Connor is well regarded for his advice to asset managers on their Jersey structures. He regularly works with onshore colleagues on the market's largest fundraises.

Daniel is a very experienced partner and always provides excellent advice.

Daniel is detail-oriented and technically astute. He delivers well-reasoned, practical advice alongside an exceptional level of client service.

We rely on Daniel not only for his Jersey law expertise but also for his technical ability to deliver on a client's requirements.


Claire Le Quesne

Claire Le Quesne frequently advises on corporate real estate and investment fund matters, with experience across the UK and Europe.

We are very happy with Claire's work.

Claire always makes time to discuss our workstreams. She is very responsive and always provides very commercial and practical advice.

Claire provides excellent client care and great day-to-day legal service, and co-ordinates an excellent team of junior lawyers.

Claire is great!


Nienke Malan

Nienke Malan has a developing practice in the space and is noted for her work on Jersey fund launches.

Nienke is very commercial and proportionate in her advice.

Nienke is a prompt and commercially aware lawyer.

Nienke is excellent.

Nienke has extensive experience and clients know they are in safe hands.

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