Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Acquisition and Leveraged Finance
  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate
  • Fund Formation
  • Fund Listings
  • Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
  • Investment Funds
  • Investment Managers
  • Listed Funds
  • Listing REITs
  • Listing Services
  • Real Estate Funds
  • Regulatory
  • Relocating to Jersey
  • Relocation Services
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
  • The International Stock Exchange
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Profile

Robert is one of Jersey’s leading funds lawyers. He acts for a wide range of boutique and institutional fund managers and has extensive experience in establishing private, expert, unregulated and listed Jersey funds. He has particular expertise in establishing fund manager vehicles and structures, including migrating fund managers to Jersey from other jurisdictions. Robert also advises on the establishment, financing and sale of Jersey vehicles holding UK and European-situate real estate (including JPUTs) and advises on the structuring and listing of REITs, having been a member of the TISE Rules Committee responsible for amending the listing rules to streamline the requirements for REITs.


Areas of Practice

  • Acquisition and Leveraged Finance
  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate
  • Fund Formation
  • Fund Listings
  • Funds Strategies and Asset Classes
  • Investment Funds
  • Investment Managers
  • Listed Funds
  • Listing REITs
  • Listing Services
  • Real Estate Funds
  • Regulatory
  • Relocating to Jersey
  • Relocation Services
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Taxation and Economic Substance Requirements
  • The International Stock Exchange

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent Experience A guide to JPUTs (Jersey Property Unit Trusts)Jersey Private FundsJersey - the REIT choice for UK property investmentJersey demerger regimeCorporate and cell migrations: Jersey market update - February 2024Jersey fund manager relocationJersey AML registration– update on non-executive directors and step-by-step guidance on how to registerCarey Olsen advises Appian Capital Advisory on closing of third mining fund at US$2.06 billionJersey investment funds update - Q4 2023Practical implications of the JFSC's revised outsourcing policy – an overview and FAQsCarey Olsen attending MFA Network Miami 2024Carey Olsen advises on significant majority of Jersey domicile fund launches in past 12 monthsJersey investment funds update Q1 2024Jersey Investment Funds Guide 2024 (Chambers)Two chapters authored for Chambers Global Practice Guides Investment Funds 2024Carey Olsen sponsors FFA European Fund Finance Symposium 2024Carey Olsen sponsors AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2024Jersey’s implementation of the OECD Pillar Two rulesJersey corporate and finance update Q2 2024Carey Olsen sponsors 7th Annual Private Equity Europe ForumCarey Olsen Guernsey and Jersey achieve a clean sweep of Tier 1 practice rankings in IFLR1000 2024



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