Collas Crill Senior Associate Stephen Nelson has been promoted to Partner.

Stephen, who has been with the firm since 2007, is based in Cayman but is currently on a five month secondment in Singapore, ending in May. He works within the Investment Funds and Corporate & Commercial departments with a particular focus on investment funds and corporate finance. His clients include funds, investment managers, fund administrators, banks, family offices, financial houses and early stage companies.

Stephen regularly advises investment managers on fund formation, registration with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and listing on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. He also has extensive experience in the financing of early stage technology companies.

Alan de Saram, who heads up Collas Crill's Corporate & Commercial and Investment Funds departments in the Cayman Islands, said: "Stephen is an excellent lawyer who takes the time to build strong, enduring relationships with his clients. Since the merger of Collas Crill and Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth in 2015 our commercial team has continued to go from strength to strength and an integral part of this success is our commitment to developing our people. Stephen has been with us for nine years and this promotion is a reflection of his hard work, high level of expertise and dedication to the firm."

The promotion takes the overall number of Collas Crill partners across five jurisdictions to 31.