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Investment Funds - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

Maples earns praise for its advice to US or UK investment firms establishing Irish UCITS or AIF management companies, including those that require 'top-up' MiFID permissions. The law firm maintains a market-leading reputation for advice on the set-up and authorisation of alternative investment funds. Maples has specific experience in the structuring of LQIAIFs. The law firm's global fund registrations team affords promoters access to investors across Europe and other key markets. Maples is part of a global team that has local capabilities in markets such as the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands.

Foreign Desk

Maples has a team of Irish-qualified lawyers based in the Cayman Islands who earn praise for advice to international asset managers on their European funds. Pádraig Brosnan is a key contact for the desk.

Work Highlights

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  • Maples advised Neuberger Berman Investment Funds on its first SFDR Periodic Reporting project, covering 57 sub-funds.

Strengths

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The team has a proactive approach to engaging with fellow services providers and often go above and beyond.

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The team is all over everything, putting a lot of time into relationship management and project management, and really focusing on delivery.

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The Maples team has an excellent understanding of the relevant regulations, and the lawyers on the team are approachable, proactive and always available.

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Maples sees the whole market, so you get the best market practices across the board feeding into what it delivers from the legal side.

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There is very good cooperation between the legal advisory, the registration and listing services and the client.

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter Stapleton
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Peter Stapleton
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Eminent Practitioners
Peter Stapleton is a highly regarded name in the Irish investment funds market who assists clients with a number of matters including those with regulatory aspects.
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Eimear O'Dwyer
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Eimear O'Dwyer
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Band 3
Eimear O'Dwyer often advises funds that target European distressed situations. She acts on a wide range of fund structures, frequently handling cross-border mandates.

Eimear O'Dwyer delivers a consistently excellent service and is an ever-reliable and influential industry contact.

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Ian Conlon
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Ian Conlon
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Band 3
Ian Conlon assists with regulatory mandates relating to the authorisation of new Irish AIFMs and the restructuring of UCITS businesses.

You name it, he's done it.

Ian Conlon is a great lawyer with very sound commercial awareness and he is incredibly reactive.

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Adam Donoghue
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Adam Donoghue
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Band 4
Adam Donoghue is co-head of the law firm's Irish Funds & Investment Management team. Highlighted for his extensive knowledge, he acts on diverse matters affecting international asset managers.
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Deirdre McIlvenna
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Up and Coming

Deirdre McIlvenna is an up-and-coming practitioner in the funds arena who is widely recognised for her growing practice. She assists clients with QIFs and CCFs, and is particularly knowledgeable in ICAVs, including the merger of sub-funds.

Deirdre is good to work with, pragmatic and knows funds very well.

Deirdre McIlvenna is very client-oriented and very pleasant to cooperate with.

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Pádraig Brosnan
Pádraig Brosnan
Expertise Based Abroad
Pádraig Brosnan is Irish law-qualified and the head of the law firm's Cayman-based Ireland desk.

Pádraig Brosnan is great at helping with Irish ICAVs.

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Peter Stapleton
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Peter Stapleton
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Eminent Practitioners
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Eimear O'Dwyer
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Eimear O'Dwyer
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Band 3
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Ian Conlon
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Ian Conlon
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Band 3
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Adam Donoghue
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Adam Donoghue
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Band 4
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Deirdre McIlvenna
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Up and Coming
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Pádraig Brosnan
Pádraig Brosnan
Cayman Islands expertise based abroad
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