OVERVIEW
Simon is co-head of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Jersey office. He has significant experience in the establishment, structuring and maintenance of offshore funds and other investment, acquisition and holding structures within the real estate, private equity and hedge fund sectors. He also has a particular specialism in the establishment and structuring of UK REITs and Shariah-compliant funds and other investment, acquisition and financing structures.
Simon acts for a wide range of clients, whether as fund promotors or investors, including well-known financial institutions, investment managers and sovereign wealth funds, as well as boutique investment managers, established family offices and high net worth investors.
Simon also advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financing transactions and offshore listings on The International Stock Exchange ("TISE") or elsewhere.
BACKGROUND
Simon joined the Maples Group in Jersey in 2018. He was previously at another international law firm for 15 years where he was a Group Partner within the Investment Funds Group since 2008. Prior to that, Simon worked in London as a Senior Lawyer in the private equity and investment funds team at SJ Berwin and then as Legal Counsel at Barings Private Equity Partners.Simon has been named as a leading practitioner for many years by leading legal directories such as the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
Finance
Listing Services
BAR ADMISSIONS
1995 - Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
1997 - Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the State of New York (not practising)
EDUCATION
University of Kingston, Law LLB Hons, 1991
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KNOWLEDGE
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2023: Jersey 16 October 2023
- Innovations in Global Investment Fund Transactions and Jersey with Jersey Finance 27 September 2023
- Luxembourg Investment Fund Changes 15 August 2023
- Jersey Funds in Bespoke Transaction Structuring 29 June 2023
- FUNDed - June 2023 01 June 2023
- Jersey Securities Issuance Investor Audit Right 16 February 2023
- ESMA Issues New Guidance and Finalised Rules on EU Cross-Border Activities 12 January 2023
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2022: Jersey 10 October 2022
- Jersey Limited Liability Company Law 30 September 2022
- FUNDed - June 2022 27 June 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Earns Top Rankings in 2024 Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners UK Guides 19 October 2023
- Senior Corporate Lawyer Joins Maples Group in Jersey 01 February 2023
- Maples Group Appoints Nick Evans as Head of Jersey Law Firm 31 May 2021
- Maples Advises on First Limited Partnership Migration into Jersey 16 December 2020
- Maples Advises Apache Capital Partners 21 October 2020
- Maples Group Boosts Jersey Offering with Strategic Hire 15 October 2020
- Maples Group Recognised at European Hedge Fund Services Awards for 10th Year Running 20 August 2020
- Maples and Calder in Jersey becomes TISE Listing Member 24 September 2018
- Maples and Calder Launches Legal Service Offering in Jersey 11 September 2018