Committees: Regulatory

“The Regulatory Committee works to (a) keep BVCA members abreast of developments within the regulatory environment, and (b) deal with regulators at both a national and supranational level, to ensure the BVCA’S interests are effectively represented, and that the regulatory environment continues to allow the industry to flourish”

Margaret Chamberlain (Chairman)

Objective

The Committee serves all members with a view to keeping them abreast of current regulatory issues. It seeks to ensure that the role of the private equity and venture capital industry in the context of financial services regulation is understood and accommodated by Government and the EU as well as by the regulators.

Activities

Responding to consultation exercises; monitoring and seeking to influence important changes in the regulatory environment
Engaging with the institutions of the European Union to ensure BVCA members have a voice in European issues and are kept abreast of relevant issues
Keeping members, and also specifically compliance officers, informed of regulatory developments
Providing an interface between the FSA and the industry

Members

Margaret Chamberlain - Travers Smith
Richard Drover - RJD Partners
James Dawes - LGV Capital
John Decesare - 3i
Stephen Robinson - Macfarlanes
Lilimarlen Hoff - Duke Street Capital
Barry Lawson - Bridgepoint Capital
Sheenagh Egan - ISIS
Simon Powell - Advent International
Andrew Sanders - LDC
David Sanders - Terra Firma
Tim Spence - Graphite Capital Management
Stephen Tilton - Compliance Consultant
Andrew Devine - Apax