Jersey Finance and Trowers & Hamlins recently joined forces to host a roundtable for invited guests titled ‘Trends in Cross-Border Investment and Finance Structuring’.
The breakfast event at the prestigious Royal Saray Resort in Manama, Bahrain, was co-led by Faizal Bhana, Director – Middle East, Africa and India, Jersey Finance, and Brian Howard, Resident Managing Partner, Trowers & Hamlins. It brought together leading experts to discuss the complexities and opportunities in cross-border investment and finance structuring.
The event provided a platform for in-depth debate on critical legal and practical strategies, prevalent market structures, emerging challenges and opportunities, and crucial tax and financial considerations impacting cross-border investment and finance.
Keynote speaker Fatema Al Ammadi, Senior Executive at the Bahrain Economic Development Board, set the stage and the subsequent roundtable discussion, which was expertly moderated by Unkar Chanian, Partner at Trowers & Hamlins, involved a dynamic exchange of ideas among a panel of the following international finance experts:
• Richard Bregonje, Bahrain Corporate Tax Leader, PwC Middle East
• Yazmin Boden, Partner, GSB Financial Planner
• Christopher Dungan, Director, Fiduchi Middle East
• Rebecca Goldring, Senior Associate, Trowers & Hamlins
• Ovais Naqvi, Partner, Rise Capital
• Daniel Pacic, Managing Director, Dubai, Ogier Global
• Shirin Pishbin, Senior Associate, Trowers & Hamlins
These experts shared valuable insights into diverse areas, including institutional investment, international fiduciary services, regional legal considerations, international structuring and tax, investment structuring, global financial services, and international corporate services and structuring.
Attendees were able to gather useful perspectives on the evolving landscape of cross-border investment and finance structuring. The discussion provided crucial updates and strategic guidance in this rapidly changing global environment.
This important topic will also be the focus of discussion at our upcoming event in Abu Dhabi on 26 February.
