The Investment Management Team
Jon Ravenscroft, Group Chief Executive Officer
Jon has enjoyed over 35 years in investments and corporate finance and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. He founded Ravenscroft Limited (formerly Cenkos Channel Islands Limited) in 2005. Jon has extensive experience of investing in, mentoring and advising Channel Islands’ companies over these years and has been instrumental in establishing local funds which provide the opportunity to invest into local businesses and commercial property.
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Jon Ravenscroft, Group Chief Executive Officer
Jon has enjoyed over 35 years in investments and corporate finance and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. He founded Ravenscroft Limited (formerly Cenkos Channel Islands Limited) in 2005. Jon has extensive experience of investing in, mentoring and advising Channel Islands’ companies over these years and has been instrumental in establishing local funds which provide the opportunity to invest into local businesses and commercial property.
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Brian O'Mahoney, Group Finance Director & Head of Corporate Finance
Brian joined Ravenscroft in July 2015 and has nearly 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector. He holds the positions of Group Finance Director and Head of Corporate Finance, splitting his time between group projects and oversight, and leading and overseeing the management of the specialist funds and provision of consultancy services to corporate clients. Brian previously worked at Legis Group and was instrumental in steering the business through its initial management buyout and its subsequent industry sales. Prior to that, Brian worked at Kleinwort Benson for 13 years, ultimately becoming the Chief Financial Officer for the Channel Islands, a role he held for a number of years. Brian is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and holds a finance based MBA from Manchester Business School.
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Semelia Hamon, Director, Corporate Finance
Semelia joined Ravenscroft in April 2016, initially as company secretary before becoming part of the Corporate Finance team in October 2017. She manages corporate transactions, such as acquisitions and fundraises, as well as heading up the TISE listing sponsorship function and overseeing governance and operations for the department. Semelia has 15 years’ experience in Guernsey’s financial services industry, previously in a company secretarial and corporate governance function working with a range of both public and private funds, trading companies and other corporates. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, holding the CISI Certificate in Corporate Finance, the ICSA Certificate in Offshore Finance and Administration, and the CIPD Certificate in Personnel Practice.
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Vikki Buller, Manager, Specialist Funds
Vikki joined Ravenscroft in May 2017, initially as Financial Controller before becoming part of the Corporate Finance team in March 2019. She works across the group’s specialist funds and has been involved in a range of corporate finance activities, including acquisitions, with a particular focus on investment properties. Prior to joining Ravenscroft Vikki spent six years working with Specsavers in a number of finance roles across Guernsey and the UK with her last position there being a Commercial Accountant. Vikki has a degree in Accountancy and Finance from the University of Lincoln and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
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Jim McInnes, Senior Manager, Specialist Funds
Jim joined Ravenscroft in 2019 with over 15 years’ accounting experience in Guernsey, France, London and Bermuda across a wide range of industries, his last position being Chief Financial Officer of a hotel and resort in Bermuda. His primary focus is on the provision of investment management services to the non-property specialist funds. Jim was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and The University of Nottingham and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Natalie Le Cras, Manager, Specialist Funds
Natalie joined the Corporate Finance team at Ravenscroft in August 2020 where she provides investment management services to the non-property specialist funds. She was previously a senior associate in the corporate and commercial department of a local law firm and has nearly a decade of experience in investment funds, corporate finance, regulatory and general corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in the establishment, regulation and listing of investment funds and fund managers, listings on The International Securities Exchange (TISE), banking and finance transactions, acquisitions, corporate restructuring and advising in relation to Guernsey’s regulatory regime. Natalie was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2013, having obtained an LLB Law (Hons) from University of Kent and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) from The College of Law.
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