A&L Goodbody, Investment Funds | Chambers Europe Profile

About

Provided by A&L Goodbody

Our Asset Management & Investment Funds team is a top ranked, experienced, and dynamic group of specialists, offering a comprehensive legal, regulatory and taxation service to our clients in Ireland and internationally. Clients include international investment banks, asset managers, investors in funds such as pension funds and insurance companies, fund administration groups, global custodians, prime brokers and other financial services organisations.

Team expertise covers all aspects of the Investment Funds industry including:

The creation and authorisation of funds and financial service organisations in Ireland and other jurisdictions.
Drafting and negotiating all types of fund documentation including derivative and prime broker related arrangements.
Dispute resolution related to the Investment Funds sector.
Compliance and corporate governance advices specific to Investment Funds sector.

Tailored training and induction programmes for fund management company directors and other officers.

The team also works closely with the Firm’s tax and litigation departments, to deliver fully rounded advice based on deep funds industry knowledge and experience.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Investment Funds - Ireland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

A&L Goodbody assists international financial institutions with the establishment and authorisation of UCITS and non-UCITS funds, including QIAIFs and ETFs. The law firm earns praise for property funds expertise. The legal practice has secured regulatory approval for the establishment of novel products, including cannabis ETFs. A&L Goodbody assists with the approval process to allow fund managers to become authorised UCITS management companies or AIFMs. The law firm benefits from a key team based in London that advises UK-based asset managers on Irish funds matters.

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Work Highlights

Provided by A&L Goodbody

A&L Goodbody acted for Exponent Private Equity on the establishment and authorisation of an AIFM.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"The standard of advice from A&L Goodbody is of a very high quality and delivered quickly. Complicated topics are covered in an understandable and commercial way."