Investment Funds

About

Provided by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Our team has vast knowledge and experience of the asset management and investment funds industry. We assist clients in realising their ambitions, by offering substantial technical expertise in negotiating complex banking transactions and drafting derivative and fund documentation.

We are the trusted advisors to investment managers, fund management companies, fund administrators and other financial services providers.

We have significant experience in advising fund managers on the authorisation, structuring, and ongoing management of investment funds, including UCITS, AIFs and REITs, in all legal forms. We also advise on registration requirements.

We work closely with our teams in Taxation, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Corporate Governance to provide a comprehensive service; guaranteeing strategic, seamless advice.

Appreciating the speed of regulatory change, we actively monitor legal and regulatory developments, ensure our clients are informed and know what to expect in the future.

Our services include:

• Structuring and formation of QIAIFs
• Establishing UCITS for international distribution
• Establishing an Irish QIAIF for the acquisition of a private equity investment in a US debt settlement
• Application of AIFMD
• Establishment of ICAVs, unit trusts, variable capital companies, limited partnerships or common contractual funds
• Fund redomiciliations, mergers and conversions to ICAVs