Committees: Legal and Technical

"Representatives from the industry together with representatives from legal and accountancy firms provide invaluable help to the BVCA membership in seeking to address and clarify legal, technical and accounting issues relating to the industry"

Simon Witney (Chairman)

Objective

To shape policy and the implementation of policy to ensure that it accommodates the needs of the British venture capital and private equity community

To communicate with BVCA members on legal and technical matters which affect them, their investors and portfolios

To raise the profile of the industry and its concerns with regulators, influencers and other key industry bodies

Activities

Recent Activity

  • Consultation Paper on Proposals for a Restructuring Moratorium
  • Consultation Paper on Revised Draft Ethical Standards for Auditors
  • BVCA Response to FSA CP10/19 Remuneration Consultation
  • Producing technical bulletins and keeping members abreast of important legal and technical issues
  • Responding to Government consultations on technical consultations when they arise
  • Maintaining dialogue with the relevant professional bodies so that points of concern can be rapidly addressed

Members

 

Simon Witney - SJ Berwin (Chairman)
Iain Bannatyne - KPMG
David Barnes - Deloitte
Stephanie Biggs - Kirkland & Ellis International
Christopher Bown -  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Alastair Breward - Amadeus
Angela Crawford-Ingle - Ambre Partners
Godfrey Davis- CDC
Roger Fink - Pinsent Masons
Jane Fissenden - Ashurst
Alison Hampton - Hg Capital
John Heard - Abingworth
Graham Phillips - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Steve Parkinson - Ernst & Young
Philip Price - Candover
Graeme Stening - Doughty Hanson & Co
Mark Soundy - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Blair Thompson - TDR Capital

 

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