Ogier

Partner Investment Funds

Partner

Nick has been practising Cayman law since 2001 and specialises in investment funds, cryptocurrency and blockchain work and venture capital transactions. Nick has practised in London and Hong Kong and particular expertise in advising hedge funds and hedge fund managers on structuring, regulation and governance, and in advising private equity sponsors and investors.

Nick specialises in:

Advising hedge funds and hedge fund managers on structuring, formation, regulation, corporate governance and ongoing operational matters Advising private equity sponsors on the structuring and formation of closed-ended investment vehicles Advising institutional, strategic and seed investors into investment funds Advising on bespoke investment fund products, such as shipping, residential real estate, clean tech and crypto-currency Advising on joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, and share and asset acquisitions and disposals

Nick began his career in the corporate finance department at Clifford Chance in London. He joined Ogier in the Cayman Islands in 2001, before relocating to Hong Kong in 2003 with another Cayman Islands firm, where he became a partner in 2005. Nick returned to the Cayman Islands in 2006 and re-joined Ogier as a partner in 2010.

Nick is a Director of Cayman Finance and a member of the Cayman financial services legislative committee.

Nick studied Law at University of Cambridge and graduated in 1996.