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Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Practice Area: Investment Funds [Investment Funds & Asset Management]

Practice Area's Profile: The Byrne Wallace Shields LLP Investment Funds and Asset Management Team advise on all aspects of investment management, including the establishment, ongoing operations and supervision of regulated investment funds in Ireland.

The team advise on a broad range of legal, regulatory and tax matters, and all types of regulated investment funds including, UCITS, AIFs, and REITs.

The firm has significant experience advising on ICAVs, PLCs, unit trusts, CCFs and private investment funds (including partnership structures).
Services:
  • Advice on structuring options having regard to tax treatment of investors and distribution issues
  • Preparation of required documentation
  • Negotiation of derogations with the Central Bank of Ireland and day-to-day liaison with the Bank and the Irish Stock Exchange
  • Appointment of third party service providers, including investment managers, depositaries, administrators, AIFMs, prime brokers, and distributors
  • Advice on EU passporting issues under AIFMD, UCITS, MiFID, the Prospectus Directive etc, and related registration issues
  • Advice on disclosure issues under the EU Disclosure regime, including the Prospectus Directive, the Transparency Directive and EMIR etc
  • Advice on AML and FATF compliance issues
  • Advice on day to day operational matters including administration and corporate governance

Advisers


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Kavanagh, Mark


Firm: Byrne Wallace Shields LLP
Position: Partner, Head of Banking and Finance
Address: 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Phone: + 353 1 691 5643
Fax: +353 1 691 5010
Email: mkavanagh@byrnewallaceshields.com
Personal URL: https://byrnewallaceshields.com/about-us/our-team/mark-kavanagh.html

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Naughton, David


Firm: Byrne Wallace Shields LLP
Position: Partner and Head of Investment Funds and Financial Services Regulation
Address: 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 637 1585
Email: dnaughton@byrnewallaceshields.com
Personal URL: https://byrnewallaceshields.com/about-us/our-team/david-naughton.html

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Ryan, Triona


Firm: Byrne Wallace Shields LLP
Position: Partner, Banking & Finance
Address: 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Email: tryan@byrnewallaceshields.com
Personal URL: https://byrnewallaceshields.com/about-us/our-team/triona-ryan.html