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Gill Crennell joins funds team
Former in-house legal counsel with Barings (Guernsey) Limited, Gill Crennell has joined the Funds Team at Simcocks Advocates.
Following qualification as an English solicitor in 1999, Gill worked for Guernsey International Fund Managers Limited, the third party fund adminstration arm of Barings (Guernsey) Limited, [where she specialised in investment funds] for four years, before returning home to the Isle of Man earlier this year. Ita McArdle Director in charge of the commercial department is very enthusiastic about the arrival at the firm of Gill Crennell.
“Gill has joined Simcocks at a very opportune time to add further strength and depth to our funds team and specialist team within the commercial department. Recent changes in the funds legislation have removed the main stumbling blocks to the Isle of Man competing on an even footing with the other favoured offshore jurisdictions for setting up Funds. Simcocks and the Industry in general are pushing hard to secure an appropriate share of this very successful market. For Simcocks who are already a major player in the Isle of Man Funds Industry Gill's background of being inhouse legal counsel for Barings fund administration company Guernsey International Fund Managers Limited in Guernsey adds a valuable and different perspective which can only benefit our clients.
With the opening of the London office Simcocks are even more committed to encouraging the domiciliation and settling of other functions in the Isle of Man and Gill is an important addition to the London team tasked with raising professionals' awareness of both Simcocks and the Isle of Man.
Adding Gill's experience and expertise to that of Kay Henry and myself can only enhance an already highly experienced funds team but will add further to the immensely successful and professional department which is an integral part of Simcocks.
All in all its great to have Gill as a new vibrant member of the firm.”
