Martin Paul
Bedell CristinThe formation of a range of investment structures, including syndicates, club deals and joint ventures, form the core of the practice at Bedell Cristin. Real estate and Sharia-compliant funds are focus areas for the team. On the regulatory front, the practice advises clients on AML measures and developments in sanctions regimes. Team head Martin Paul specialises in matters concerning offshore private equity and real estate funds. Richard Le Liard focuses on the establishment of private equity and venture capital funds, while counsel Stephen Ferguson assists real estate clients with the foundation of funds, investment syndicates and joint ventures. Senior associates Louise Ridgway and Emily Nieuwburg advise on regulatory issues and property holding structures, respectively.
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- 'Diligence and value for money.'
- 'Richard Le Liard played an extremely helpful role in supporting us on a key project. As well as being on top of his brief and understanding the regulations and details of the agreements in place (providing great confidence to our team), he 'got it' and understood the nuances of the issues and our objectives.'
- 'We deal with a consistent team of individuals with strong experience and knowledge.'
- 'Responsiveness and clarity.'
- 'From our engagement with Bedell Cristin, we value the teams’ hard-working, problem-solving, friendly and collaborative attributes.'
- 'In particular, we mostly value Richard Le Liard’s and Louise Ridgway’s high responsiveness to queries and requests via both email and by phone. We have met with Richard in both a professional and friendly environment and admire his work ethic and commitment to his clients.'
Key clients
- Nissay Asset Management
- CVC
- Aviva Investors
- Alicorn
- Lombard Odier
- Morood
- Dual Private Equity Partners
- Buckthorn Partners
- STANLIB
- REVCAP
- No Label Ventures
- Compass Partners
- Halcyon Portfolio Management
- 36 South Capital Advisors
- George Capital
- Evans Randall
Work highlights
- Advised venture capital firm Alicorn on a number of fund-of-one, single asset, hybrid and traditional structures.
- Advised Buckthorn Partners on its acquisition of Amey, acting as lead counsel in the establishment of its participating investment vehicles.
- Advising Nissay Asset Management on the establishment and termination of a number of funds.
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