Appleby Sponsors 5th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium

Leading offshore law firm Appleby is proud to be a platinum sponsor of the European Fund Finance Symposium, taking place in London on 20 June 2019. T

he firm was a platinum sponsor of the Global Fund Finance Symposium in Miami earlier this year, and is also sponsoring the upcoming Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium in Hong Kong, in addition to the ongoing Women in Fund Finance series.

At the European Fund Finance Symposium, one of the firm’s Corporate Partners, James Fox, will be moderating the panel discussion on ‘GP Management Fee Facilities’. Corporate Partners Jeremy Berchem, James Gaudin and Simon Raftopoulos will also be in attendance.

Simon Raftopoulos, Global Head of Private Equity at Appleby noted: “This conference is always well-subscribed, which speaks to the increasing number of fund financing products and bespoke fund structures. Our experienced Fund Finance team are experts in advising banks and finance providers in the development of sophisticated financing solutions.”

Appleby is a founding member of the Fund Finance Association (FFA) and supports its efforts to raise the profile of the funds finance industry. Since its inception seven years ago, there has been significant growth in number of attendees, speaker participation and overall interest in the development of the funds finance market.

The FFA’s annual symposiums bring together investors, fund managers, bankers and lawyers for education and networking within the fund finance market. The 2017-2018 Symposiums were attended by over 1,100 industry professionals representing more than 500 firms.