Sam Sturrock
Collas CrillCollas Crill provides ‘friendly and practical advice’ to new fund managers, including family offices looking to set up tailored structures to manage private wealth, with expertise in fund launch, financing, and investor-side challenges. Practice head Sam Sturrock ’goes beyond the expectations’ when assisting both institutional and private fund clients, advising on the structuring of JPUTs, private equity and VC vehicles and supporting them across their lifecycles.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is responsive and client-service focused.'
- 'Sam Sturrock is well-versed in Jersey financial services law, but also thoughtful and practical in his recommendations.'
- 'Partner-led, friendly and practical advice whilst always ensuring they flag the legal concerns.'
- 'Sam Sturrock is responsive and practical. He is never flustered when even working to a tight deadline, which is reassuring.'
- 'Collas Crill has consistently delivered a sterling legal service. They are very responsive, commercially astute and their legal expertise is unquestionable. They are a safe pair of hands, thorough and reliable.'
- 'Sam Sturrock is very responsive, appreciates the concerns raised and very practical in offering the solutions. He goes beyond the expectations and never fails to help. One can trust his judgment and his legal expertise.'
- 'Responsive and personable team.'
- 'Sam Sturrock has been excellent - he is technically capable and very easy to deal with. He has a lovely manner and explains concepts clearly and patiently. He is very can-do and helpful.'
Key clients
- Intertrust Dublin
Work highlights
- Established a £1.2bn master limited partnership, 5 investment limited partnerships and 4 carry limited partnerships, each structured as Jersey private funds with Jersey corporate general partners for a family office client.
- Set up a $160m Jersey expert fund, structured as a limited partnership with Jersey general partner, to focus on secondaries and special situations investments.
- Assisted a client in converting an existing Jersey private placement fund into a Jersey expert (public) fund.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sam Sturrock