Jersey Finance Funds Focus: London – Mar. 2022

Born in Jersey, Nicola has a strong regulatory background having spent over six years at the Jersey Financial Services Commission – working in Securities supervision, authorisation and enforcement – before moving into industry in investment gatekeeper and regulatory consultancy roles.  During the last seven years, Nicola’s London based roles for two global financial technology companies saw her concentrate on regulatory technology solutions as a product and market specialist working extensively with Alternative Investment Managers in the UK and US.

Rupert is an Associate Director in Deloitte Jersey’s Tax practice. Whilst the majority of his career has been based in Jersey, prior to joining Deloitte in October 2019, Rupert spent two years working for a FS M&A tax practice of another Big Four firm in London, primarily undertaking tax due diligence and advisory engagements for a broad range of FS and private equity clients. Rupert is a regular public speaker on domestic and international tax matters and has been published in Tax Journal, among other publications.

Mary has had an extensive career focused on the asset management industry and is known for establishing strategies for optimising operations, financial returns and client service. From defining new target operating models and implementing new systems, to shaping market strategy propositions and holding directorships, Mary is well versed in dealing with portfolios of regulated and unregulated investment management structures and limiting risk.

Gavin is responsible for commercial strategy across the Hawksford group working alongside Hawksford's clients internationally. He has extensive experience in Asia, the Middle East and Africa covering a broad range of asset classes, private and regulated funds and international capital markets, including the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Aquis and Euronext.

Tim is co-head of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team, in the Maples Group’s Jersey office. He advises global fund sponsors, investors, boards and service providers across a variety of asset classes. Tim has acted on a wide range of private equity fund launches, and a number of the most innovative funds transactions in Jersey, including the first listed Jersey fund, a number of the first Jersey private funds and a wide number of fund restructurings Including several of the highest profile GP-led restructuring deals, and advises more generally on corporate issues and on investment structures for financial institutions, family offices and other investors. In addition, Tim is currently Chair of the Jersey Funds Association and has played a key role in developing the position of the Jersey funds industry from a regulatory and tax perspective in recent years, particularly in relation to AIFMD, Economic Substance Legislation and compliance with OECD BEPs issues.

Tim has over 20 years of international tax expertise and has spent the last 10 years focused on the asset management sector, in particular alternative asset classes. He is experienced in international corporate issues, fund structuring, partnership tax, carried interest planning, mergers & acquisitions, tax compliance, profit repatriation and transfer pricing. His clients include a wide range of alternative and multi-asset fund managers, ranging from start-up operations to major listed asset management groups.