KPMG has appointed Robert Mirsky (pictured) as Head of Hedge Funds in the UK. Mirsky joins the firm from Laven Partners, a specialist investment management consultancy where he was managing director and oversaw the creation of a UCITS platform. A US-trained lawyer, Mirsky was previously a partner in Ernst & Young’s Hedge Fund Practice.
Mirsky brings a wealth of hedge funds experience to KPMG. He has worked with Big 4 firms in London, New York, Washington DC, Milan, Bangkok and the Cayman Islands. He has considerable experience in the establishment, operation, and structuring of both offshore and onshore hedge funds. He has handled the tax aspects of cross-border financings, financial products, international mergers & acquisitions, insurance and project financings.
He is also chairman and founder of the industry-supported charity Hedge Funds Care UK which works toward the treatment and prevention of child abuse.
Robert will enhance KPMG’s industry footprint and its ability to grow the practice further across the three core service lines of Audit, Tax and Advisory. He will also lead the hedge funds component of the firm’s new Regulatory Centre of Excellence, including issues relating to the Alternative Investments Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) and Dodd-Frank.
Tom Brown, Vice Chair of KPMG’s Global Investment Management Practice says: "I am very pleased that Robert has agreed to join us. Our Hedge Funds Practice has grown over the past seven years to become one of the leading providers of Audit, Tax and Advisory services to the sector. Robert’s appointment reinforces KPMG’s commitment to the hedge funds industry and to help our clients deal with a growing number of complex and demanding issues.”
Mirsky says: “I am delighted to be joining KPMG due to the strength and industry-focus of its hedge fund practice. This is a tremendously exciting time for our industry. With the continuing need for liquidity and yield offered by hedge funds, and the challenges to the industry posed by changing regulation, working with our clients to find both solutions and opportunities is more important than ever.”
