Access Capital Partners appoints Benjamin Aller as its General Counsel and Head of Operations
Access Capital Partners (“Access”) today announced the hiring of Benjamin Aller as a partner based in Paris focusing on legal affairs, group operations and strategy.
Benjamin has over 25 years’ experience advising private fund managers on their legal, tax and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Access, he was a corporate partner at global law firm DLA Piper specialising in investment funds. He was also a founding member of the Paris offices of SJ Berwin and MJ Hudson. He holds law degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Paris, as well as an undergraduate degree from Yale College.
Commenting on Benjamin’s arrival, Agnès Nahum and Philippe Poggioli, Managing Partners of Access, said “Benjamin has worked with Access for many years as a trusted external legal adviser. We are pleased that he is joining us as a partner and look forward to working with him on the next phase of Access’ development. We compete in an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment. Having Benjamin on our team reinforces Access’ commitment to navigate that complexity in a manner that limits risks and enhances value for our investors and other stakeholders.”
Benjamin Aller, commented “I am thrilled to be joining Access at such an exciting time in its development. Since its inception in 1998, Access has gone from strength to strength as an independent and highly successful manager of private funds. I hope to contribute to that success as Access looks to expand its business in Europe and beyond.”