William Fry LLP
Asset Management & Investment Funds [Investment Funds & Asset Management]
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William Fry's Asset Management and Investment Funds team is one of the largest dedicated funds teams in Dublin. We continue to be the Firm of choice for significant and complex funds work in Ireland, consolidating our work with large global players and increasing the number of large asset manager clients. The Asset Management & Investment Funds department at William Fry is recognised for delivering the highest quality work with an exceptionally strong service mentality. Our leading position reflects our strength and depth of expertise, the experience of our team, as well as the calibre of our clients and the transactions on which we advise. |
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- About William Fry’s Asset Management & Investment Funds team:
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We are one of the largest dedicated asset management and investment funds teams in Ireland.
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Our team represents 650 Irish domiciled funds, and we are the sole legal advisors to 6 of the 10 largest fund structures by AUM domiciled in the jurisdiction, maintaining our long-standing ranking among the top legal advisors to Irish domiciled funds.
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We are known for our 'Blue Chip' client base, advising 3 of the top 6 promoters of Irish domiciled funds by AUM (including the largest), as well as a number of the most significant global fund service providers.
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We offer unrivalled expertise at all fee earner levels in structuring, establishing and advising ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), acting as longstanding legal advisors to the world’s largest ETF provider.
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We are consistently at the forefront of legal/regulatory, solutions-focused innovation, leading the way in the provision of cutting-edge legal advice within the Irish Funds sector, having advised on:
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a number of significant passporting applications to establish branches of Irish fund management companies in various EU jurisdictions during the early stages of Brexit which inspired re-assessment of the potential for expanded functionality in Irish-domiciled fund management companies
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the creation of the single settlement model permitting settlement of ETFs within the international central securities depositary (ICSD) system for the first time and the conversion of the first ETFs to use this new settlement model
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the establishment of the first proprietary AP dealing platform for all primary market trading owned and operated by the ETF provider, outside of the Administrator’s network
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the establishment of the first Irish-domiciled money market fund
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the first conversion of a fund from plc to ICAV status
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as well as other innovations, including being the legal firm that was first to the Irish market with a property ICAV, a life settlement fund, a loan origination fund, pooling and various share class structures.
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We have a deep understanding and knowledge of the sector with a proven track record of delivering business focused, commercial and pragmatic solutions. We pride ourselves on maintaining strong and trusted bonds with clients over the longer-term, evidencing consistent satisfaction with the quality of legal service delivery.
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All of our team's practitioners work exclusively on funds matters and our Partners are all recognised industry leaders in their field. We currently serve on ten separate Irish Funds working groups responsible for raising and developing Ireland’s profile as a leading fund domicile, including:
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- Legal & Regulatory
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- Sustainable FinanceAsset Management Regulation
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- Depositary
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- UCITS Regulation & Innovation
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- Product Distribution (covering principal markets for product distribution)Investment Limited Partnership legislative reform
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We pride ourselves on maintaining strong and trusted bonds with clients over the longer-term, evidencing consistent satisfaction with the quality of legal service delivery.
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Additional Offerings:
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In addition to having one of the largest legal teams dedicated to asset management and investment funds-related matters, William Fry is also known for providing perhaps the most rounded of all relevant offerings within the Dublin market with our Asset Management and Investment Funds Department also including:
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a dedicated Funds Company Secretarial team (consisting of 4 full-time professionals, including some of the most senior Funds Company Secretaries available in the Dublin market);
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a sophisticated Funds Global Registration & Listings service (led by Marion Mellett); and
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our Irish Stock Exchange Listing Sponsor team.
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