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21 Nov 2025

Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Ancient on Strategic Investment in Burgess

"Norton Rose Fulbright advised long-term investor Ancient on its strategic investment in Burgess, the global superyacht brokerage and management firm. The cross-border, multi-disciplinary Norton Rose Fulbright team advised on the transaction involving Burgess, which operates from 18 offices including London, Monaco, New York and Miami."

Norton Rose Fulbright advised Ancient on its strategic investment in Burgess. The transaction involved a strategic investment by Ancient, a long-term investor focused on unique and enduring businesses across specialty finance and specialised services, in Burgess, a superyacht brokerage and management firm. Burgess was founded in 1975 by Nigel Burgess and has been led since 1992 by CEO Jonathan Beckett. The company operates globally from 18 offices in key yachting hubs, including London, Monaco, New York and Miami, as well as locations in Asia and the Middle East. The deal required cross-border collaboration across multiple disciplines to address taxation, incentives, financial services, banking, employment and corporate matters. Norton Rose Fulbright represented Ancient with a team composed by: partners Joshua Cohen (investment funds, Chicago) and Jamal Tuhin (corporate – private equity, London); partners Dominic Stuttaford (tax, London), Matthew Findley (incentives, London), Jonathan Herbst (financial services, London), Christopher Akinrele (banking, London), James Lacey (corporate, New York), David Gallai (employment, New York) and Michael Flamenbaum (tax, New York); counsel Ben Wright (employment, London) and Michael Born (financial services, Frankfurt); senior associates Sofia Casselbrant-Multala (tax, London), Barbara Gaffey (incentives, London) and Joe Bamford (financial services, London); and associates Angus-Graham Watson (corporate, London), Saad Ali (corporate, London), Maria Zeber (corporate, London), Hobz De Caux (corporate, London), Amiya Doabia (tax, London), Katharine Wadia (incentives, London), Giota Skiathiti (financial services, London), Saara Alimahomed (financial services, London), Emily Bailey (employment, London), Molly Stuart (banking, London), Andre Hartmann (corporate, Frankfurt) and Ashley Asanjarani (corporate, New York).
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