Practice Expertise
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate
- Fund Listings
- Fund Formation
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate
- Fund Formation
- Fund Listings
- Corporate Regulation and Compliance
- Corporate Structuring
- Debt Capital Markets
- Debt Funds
- Fund Finance
- Fund Regulation and Compliance
- Funds Regulation and Compliance
- Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
- Hedge Funds
- Infrastructure Funds
- Investment Business
- Investment Funds
- Investment Managers
- Listed Funds
- Private Equity Funds
- Real Estate Funds
- Regulatory
- Relocation Services
- Restructuring and Winding Up
- Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
- The International Stock Exchange View More
Profile
Ben is head of the corporate, finance and funds group in Guernsey and specifically has significant experience advising a variety of private and public funds.
Ben advises on the formation of all types of funds as well as advising on downstream banking and finance transactions. He acts for a large number of the well-known private equity fund managers and is recognised as one of the most prominent investment funds lawyers in the Channel Islands by the Legal Media Group’s ‘Expert Guide’ on investment funds.
Ben is recognised by Legal 500 in their 'Hall of Fame' for investment funds advice based on consistently excellent client feedback. He is also consistently listed in the International Who's Who Legal of Private Funds Lawyers.
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate
- Fund Formation
- Fund Listings
- Corporate Regulation and Compliance
- Corporate Structuring
- Debt Capital Markets
- Debt Funds
- Fund Finance
- Fund Regulation and Compliance
- Funds Regulation and Compliance
- Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
- Hedge Funds
- Infrastructure Funds
- Investment Business
- Investment Funds
- Investment Managers
- Listed Funds
- Private Equity Funds
- Real Estate Funds
- Regulatory
- Relocation Services
- Restructuring and Winding Up
- Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
- The International Stock Exchange
Professional Career
Ben qualified as an English solicitor in 1992 and practised in the City before joining Carey Olsen in 1999. Ben became an advocate in 2003 and has been a partner in the Guernsey office since 2003. Ben is also a member of Carey Olsen LLP which is the firm's London office.
Recent Experience- Guernsey Funds: an overview
- Guernsey Authorised Funds
- Guernsey Funds and the AIFMD
- Hedge Funds in Guernsey
- Types of Fund Vehicles used in Guernsey
- Funds expertise: Carey Olsen Guernsey
- Guernsey funds: practical matters to bear in mind
- Table of Guernsey Fund Structures
- Migrating a company into Guernsey
- Guernsey Funds: registered or authorised - which to choose?
- Guernsey Property Unit Trusts (GPUTs)
- Guernsey and ATAD III
- Carey Olsen increases market share as leading legal adviser to Guernsey funds industry
- Buying out minority shareholders in Guernsey companies
- Carey Olsen is keynote sponsor of the Guernsey Funds Forum 2023
- A guide to lending and taking security in Guernsey (PLC Chapter)
- Guernsey economic substance guide 2023 (Lexology Getting the Deal Through)
- Why choose Guernsey? Special considerations for Australian promoters
- A round-up of the recent updates affecting investment funds in Guernsey
- Carey Olsen sponsors the 2023 Global Leadership Summit
- Changes to the requirements for individuals acting as a director
- Quarterly round-up of the recent investment funds updates in Guernsey
- Guernsey's new Director Registration Regime
- Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in latest IFLR1000 2023 rankings
- Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in latest IFLR1000 2023 rankings
- Carey Olsen advises Atlantis Japan Growth on merger with Nippon Active Value Fund plc
- Carey Olsen maintains position as leading offshore law firm for London Stock Exchange clients
