Mourant assists clients operating a range of investment structures, targeting a broad spectrum of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, and technology funds, among others. Under John Rochester‘s stewardship, the practice advises managers, including listed funds, on a variety of financing arrangements, with Darren Bacon also assisting with capital markets transactions. Frances Watson specialises in advising listed and private equity funds in addition to family offices on the launch of new investment vehicles, while James Cousins, who made partner in August 2023, maintains a broad practice covering the lifecycle of hedge funds and other alternative investment structures.
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- 'The team are experts in this field with decades of practical experience.'
- 'Darren Bacon has been our legal counsel for over a decade and is an approachable, pragmatic and lovely person to work with.'
- 'The practice has deep knowledge and extensive experience in setting up funds and fund structuring. Frances Watson is very experienced, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of funds set up in Guernsey and their features. She is commercial and responsive, an outstanding practitioner.'
- 'Frances Watson is extremely strong on investment funds and understands all their nuances, particularly publicly traded ones.'
- 'My recent experience of working with Mourant in Guernsey was extremely positive: the team was efficient and responsive, and focused on working with us and the client to reach a successful fund launch. We enjoy working with the team there.'
- 'Frances Watson always makes herself available and you can have great confidence in her input and views.'
- 'Best in class funds support!'
- 'James Cousins is outstanding - exactly the right balance of technical excellence and a business-friendly, super commercial approach. He understands the pressures that GCs are under and tailors his advice well to fit the needs of the business.'
Key clients
- iCON Infrastructure Partners IV L.P.
- JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited
- Ravenscroft Investment Funds Offshore
- City Living PCC Limited
- Preservation Capital Partners
- Pembroke Heritage Fund Limited
Work highlights
- Advised iCON Infrastructure Partners IV L.P. regarding certain amendments to an English law-governed €50m secured multicurrency revolving capital call facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Advised JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited regarding its role as a corporate guarantor and the amendment of a facility agreement with HSBC Bank plc as security trustee.
- Advised Ravenscroft Investment Fund Offshore on the launch of a new higher income sub-fund and the annual update of its scheme particulars.
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John Rochester