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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

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Investment Funds - Ireland

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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.

Work Highlights

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  • A&L Goodbody represented Lloyd's of London in its establishment of a QIAIF ICAV.

Strengths

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The team is made up of very knowledgeable staff who are easily accessible and responsive.

Investment Funds respondent
Europe

The lawyers all work really hard and are always on top of things. They input on things outside of the legal aspects and really take a view on the commercial topics too.

Investment Funds respondent
Europe

A&L Goodbody is good at giving practical advice, not just purely legal, and the team is easy to work with, reactive and proactive.

Investment Funds respondent
Europe

The lawyers have industry expertise, know their clients very well and are proactive and responsive.

Investment Funds respondent
Europe

The team is really on the pulse of the Irish market and super easy to deal with.

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Barr
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Michael Barr
2
Band 2
Michael Barr is a well-regarded market presence who advises on a range of fund mandates including property funds.

Michael Barr is very knowledgeable.

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Kerill O'Shaughnessy
3
Kerill O'Shaughnessy
3
Band 3

Kerill O'Shaughnessy regularly advises clients on the establishment and operation of funds, including UCITS funds. He has strong experience acting on low-carbon investments and SFDR compliance.

Kerill O'Shaughnessy is fantastic.

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Stephen Carson
4
Stephen Carson
4
Band 4

Stephen Carson acts for an impressive range of international clients on the establishment of AIFs and ETFs in Ireland. He also assists clients with regulatory disclosures, including SFDR.

Stephen Carson is always very present and engaged, and gives really commercial advice.

He is very charming and has really in-depth subject matter knowledge and a good idea of the market.

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Michael Barr
2
Michael Barr
2
Band 2
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Kerill O'Shaughnessy
3
Kerill O'Shaughnessy
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Band 3
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Stephen Carson
4
Stephen Carson
4
Band 4
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