ABOUT US PRACTICE AREAS FIDUCIARY & ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL PUBLICATIONS NEWS/EVENTS CAREERS SEARCH  
 

Corporate & Commercial
Banking & Asset Finance
Corporate Finance
Funds & Investment Services
Investment Funds
Partnerships
Public Companies
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Islamic & Structured Finance
Latin America
Segregated Accounts/Portfolio Companies
Telecommunications & Technology
 
Litigation & Insolvency
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Employment & Immigration
Fund Disputes
Insolvency & Restructuring
Insurance & Reinsurance Dispute Resolution
Insured Liability Litigation
Personal Law
Property & Construction Litigation
Trust & Estate Litigation
 
Private Client & Trusts
 
Property
Commercial
Residential
 
Funds & Investment Services

The offshore funds market has grown dramatically and our team includes some of the leading lawyers in our jurisdictions. The Funds and Investment Services Team advises clients on a wide range of services in relation to hedge funds, mutual funds, other collective investment schemes and a wide range of financial products.

Our practice is focused on three major areas:

Investment Funds
Public Companies
Partnerships

Investment Funds

Our team's principal focus is its investment funds practice. We have a dedicated and responsive team of investment fund specialists who are able to draw upon the skills of our capital markets, structured finance and insurance groups to provide advice on a full range of innovative investment products.

We regularly advise private and public listed companies, boutiques, prime brokers, investment management companies and investment advisors in relation to:

  • Establishing investment vehicles in all of our offshore jurisdictions, particularly for equity funds, bond funds, commodities and option funds, index funds, real property funds (closed ended), hedge funds, alternative investment funds, private equity funds and guaranteed funds
  • Mergers and acquisitions and changes to the domicile of mutual funds
  • Preparing and advising on disclosure and filing requirements
  • Listings of investment funds on the Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands Stock Exchanges
  • Offerings by Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Seychelles funds
  • Preparing and negotiating contractual documentation
  • Meeting the requirements of the Bermuda Investment Business Act 2003
  • Optimal structure
  • Workouts
  • Repackaging investment products

Public Companies

Our team acts for a number of the Group's public company clients and is well versed in:

  • Securities law and practice relevant to the listing of special purpose vehicles on international stock exchanges and the Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands Stock Exchanges
  • Initial public offerings and debt or equity issues
  • Structuring business combinations by tender offer, amalgamation or court ordered scheme of arrangement

Partnerships

Our team undertakes the formation of limited and general partnerships, advising on:

  • The preparation and negotiation of partnership documentation
  • Administration requirements
In Jersey, through Appleby Trust, the group also offers fund administration services.

Click here for list of publications related to this practice area.

Appleby Wins Leading Fund Disputes Team Award

Team Members:

Alex Erskine+1 441 298 3545Bermuda
   Group Team Leader
Matthew Feargrieve+41 44 213 6233Zurich
   Local Team Leader
Valerie Georges-Thomas+1 284 852 5306British Virgin Islands
   Local Team Leader
Simon Harding+44 (0)1624 647 652Isle of Man
   Local Team Leader
Bryan Hunter+1 345 814 2052Cayman Islands
   Local Team Leader
Barney Lee+44 (0)1481 755 604Guernsey
   Local Team Leader
Judy Lee+852 2905 5737Hong Kong
   Local Team Leader
Malcolm Moller+230 203 4301Mauritius
   Local Team Leader
Gray Smith+44 (0)20 7469 0525London
   Local Team Leader
Andrew Weaver+44 (0)1534 818 230Jersey
   Local Team Leader
Richard Addlestone+1 345 814 2726Cayman Islands
Sherice Arman+1 345 814 2019Cayman Islands
Charlotte Beales-Hart+1 345 814 2046Cayman Islands
Heidi Birtwistle +44 (0)1534 818 346Jersey
Paul Branford+44 (0)1624 647 638Isle of Man
Gail Chamberlain+1 441 298 3589Bermuda
Tiffany Chan+852 2905 5721Hong Kong
David Clark+44 (0)1481 755 601Guernsey
Sally Cox+1 284 852 5301British Virgin Islands
Gill Crennell+44 (0)1624 647 964Isle of Man
Helen Crossley+44 (0)1481 755 602Guernsey
Mark Cummings+852 2905 5735 Hong Kong
Sarah Demerling +1 441 298 3291Bermuda
Andre Ebanks+1 345 814 2004Cayman Islands
Jennifer Eve+1 441 298 3560Bermuda
Andrew Harding+44 (0)1624 647 616Isle of Man
Michael Jones+1 441 298 3223Bermuda
Francis Katamba+44 (0)1534 818 074Jersey
Jeffrey Kirk+852 2905 5739Hong Kong
Tanya Kozak+1 345 814 2758Cayman Islands
Alex Last+44 (0)1534 818 190Jersey
Sabrina Leacock+1 345 814 2018Cayman Islands
Mark Lewis+44 (0)1534 818 042Jersey
Louise MacDougall+41 44 213 6232Zurich
Jocelyn Manners-Armstrong+44 (0)1624 647 691Isle of Man
James McConvill+1 284 852 5304British Virgin Islands
Doug Molyneux+1 441 298 3543Bermuda
Andrea Moniz-DeSouza+1 441 298 3290Bermuda
Gilbert Noel+230 203 4302Mauritius
Charmaine Richter+1 345 814 2764Cayman Islands
Kenneth Robinson-Bermuda
Jackie Stirling+1 441 298 3586Bermuda
Rory Todd+1 345 814 2015Cayman Islands
Jason Trainor+44 (0) 207 469 0534London
Christian Victory+1 345 814 2093Cayman Islands
Frances Woo+852 2905 5720Hong Kong
Jessica Wormald+1 345 814 2057Cayman Islands
Cissy Chan+852 2905 5754Hong Kong
   Paralegal