CHRISTOPHER VELLA 

Executive Director - Investments 

Christopher possesses extensive experience in market analysis, special situation financing and venture capital, and is an expert in modelling operative and financial structures. His analytical opinions on investment opportunities have featured in several special editorials in The Times, International Herald Tribune, USA Today and Forbes. He has held several commercial and investment director roles in corporations developing their export markets or new investments, and in 2011, founded Polymath & Boffin Limited, an Investment Advisory for Investees and Qualified Investors developing business products and finance solutions, focused on assisting clients in attaining a higher level of security and return from their investment. Polymath & Boffin has so far serviced assets valued at €2.05 billion. ​

At 3514 Capital Partners, Christopher directs the committee responsible for investment opportunities origination. ​

JEAN C. FARRUGIA  

Executive Director - Legal and Compliance 

Jean is a qualified lawyer and founder partner of DF Advocates. Having considerable experience acting as a transactional lawyer, he specialises in financial services and corporate law with a special focus on credit institutions, funds, and investment services (both from a regulatory and transactional perspective), corporate restructurings (including cross-border restructurings), joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and equity issues, IPOs, and general corporate advisory work. Jean has also particular expertise in privatisations of state-owned entities and similar domestic and international tender and licensing processes. Jean has advised major local and international companies such as banks, insurance companies, private equity firms, funds, and investment advisors/asset management companies in setting up and licensing and/or listing processes, ongoing compliance work as well in transactional and operational related issues. ​

Jean also occupies several posts as director on the boards of various financial institutions where he also acts as compliance and/ or money laundering reporting officer thereby acting as a liaison between such licensed entities and the regulator (the Malta Financial Services Authority).