Practice Area: Investment Funds [Investment Funds & Asset Management]
Practice Area's Profile:
Our Funds & Investment Management group advises on all aspects of the establishment, structuring, approval, financing and distribution of investment funds from and into Ireland. Our expertise covers all types of fund structures in the major UCITS and AIFMD categories as well as exempt funds. We also provide strategic regulatory, compliance and advisory services on related areas including MiFID, FATCA, EMIR and other global reform in financial services.
We have genuine international reach and exposure to global trends and developments, with 18 offices in major financial centres and Irish funds desks in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands to service clients from the time zone which best suits their needs on a 24/7 basis. As part of a wider offering than traditional Irish firms, Maples provides global registration services (UCITS and AIFMD), listing services, fiduciary, corporate secretarial, e-Services and administration.
This strength in our offering has seen the Dublin Funds & Investment group cement its position as the fastest growing funds practice in the Irish market, having advised on more new fund formations than any other firm since 2010 as per the Monterey Ireland report 2020. The Maples Group's Funds & Investment Management team are ranked Tier 1 for Investment Funds by Legal 500, Chambers Global, and IFLR 1000.
Our Fiduciary and Fund Services teams provide a full range of management company, fiduciary, accounting and administration services for investment funds and institutional investors in key financial centres. We also provide specialist Listing Services for investment funds in the Cayman Islands (on the CSX), Jersey (on TISE), Ireland (on the Euronext Dublin) and Luxembourg (on the LuxSE), as well as Global Registration Services to managers of British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg domiciled funds.
Every aspect of the life cycle of an investment fund and investment manager is catered for, and our advice and counsel is relied upon by fund market participants and their advisers worldwide including:
Law firms
Investment managers
Depositaries
Administrators
Investment banks
Private equity and credit groups
Hedge fund groups
Real estate groups
Insurance groups
Pension funds
Boutique investment management companies
Institutional investors
Sovereign wealth funds
Family offices
Prime brokers
Tax and audit firm structuring teams
Fund industry associations
Other financial institutions
