Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed Funds

Nigel Farr is the pre-eminent closed-ended listed funds lawyer in London. He counts premier funds and investment banks among his clients and advises those groups on fund launches and secondary capital raising.

Nigel is outstanding on investment trusts advice.

Nigel has a long history as engagement partner. He has excellent commercial awareness.

Nigel is a very good operator and a standout individual.

Nigel is the guru of investment trust work in the UK. He is utterly fantastic, very easy to deal with and personable. His credibility in the marketplace is second to none.

Stephen Newby represents banks, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors in investment structuring.

Stephen would be my first call for any fund-related questions.

Stephen is very calm, sensible and practical with his advice.

Stephen offers excellent, no-nonsense advice.

Stephen has superior market knowledge and is very skilled. He is a pleasure to deal with and has high technical knowledge of carried interest plans.

Tim West acts on a comprehensive range of mandates relating to closed-ended funds. His recent work includes fund redomiciliation and restructuring.

Tim has provided excellent strategic advice.

TIm West is exceptional.

Tim West is a very good partner there.

Up-and-coming partner Shantanu Naravane has a burgeoning listed funds-focused practice. He assists clients with a range of matters, including IPOs and restructurings.

Shantanu wants to make sure you understand the commercial implications of the instructions you are giving. He is willing to subtly challenge the client if needed and is good at non-lawyer comms.

Shantanu has been very helpful to us.

Shantanu offers consistently excellent advice and level of service.

Shantanu advises across a range of structuring and live transactions and is a pleasure to work with.