Clever Mawarire

Director

Clever joined MHA Maclntyre Hudson (UK & Cayman) in September 2021 as an Audit Director.

Clever has extensive experience in the hedge fund industry, comprising funds managed by the world’s top 50 ranked investment managers. His portfolio has included funds investing in MBS, ABS, Structured Notes, Real Estate, Crypto Assets and complex derivate contracts. He also has experience in financial statements preparation and review and SOC 1 reporting. Clever started a track record verification service line that targeted at helping start up managers to market their strategies to potential investors which was a success. He worked with emerging managers from the US, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Clever is a Chartered Accountant, CFA Charterholder and holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School. 

Niall McAuliffe

Partner

Niall joined MHA Cayman as Audit Partner in May 2022, bringing 15 years of audit and financial services experience.

Niall specialises in hedge fund and private equity audits. He is responsible for leading financial services audit and assurance engagements, managing a team of staff, and building and developing client relationships with local and international clients.

Niall was with PwC for the first ten years of his career. Between 2016 and 2021, Niall held senior leadership roles at Grant Thornton in the Cayman Islands, the Middle East and Ireland offices. Prior to joining MHA Cayman, Niall was Deputy Head of the Onsite Inspection Unit at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

Niall is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He is a Member and Licensed Practitioner of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants (CIIPA) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Eoin Chawke

Senior Manager

Eoin is a qualified Accountant and member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Eoin has a depth of experience in auditing investment funds since 2011, and is a specialist in International and US, accounting and auditing standards.

Eoin heads up our team based in London and his principal experience has been managing a diverse base of client structures with a wide range of financial instruments, including private equity, debt, credit instruments and derivatives. Eoin has also been heavily involved in building out our digital assets offering, with specific focus on cryptocurrencies. 

Eoin manages audit teams to meet client deadlines and to maintain audit quality. He is experienced in co-ordinating complex assignments involving the need to gather information from various service providers and serves as a main point of contact for many key relationships. 
 

David Walker

Managing Partner

David Walker is Managing Partner of MHA Cayman and has been leading a successful Cayman Islands based audit practice since 2008 as a licensed audit practitioner focused on serving investment funds and digital assets businesses over which time he has led the practice to a twentyfold growth.

With over 200 clients investing in, or servicing, the Digital Asset industry, David has also completed an MSc in Digital Currency and his clients include three of the largest names in the digital asset industry.

MHA Cayman is the auditor of Funds (including digital asset funds / cryptocurrency-focused funds) and virtual asset service providers mainly domiciled in the Cayman Islands, BVI and Delaware.

Currently, David is Treasurer of the Cayman Islands Blockchain Association and Member of the Cayman Finance FinTech Committee. Formerly a longstanding CIIPA Council member, David also chaired its Quality Committee.

By working very closely with his colleagues and network firms around the world, David takes great pride and responsibility in ensuring each of his clients receive a highly responsive and professional service.