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William Fry LLP

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Provided by William Fry LLP

Our Asset Management & Investment Funds department is recognised for delivering the highest quality work with an exceptionally strong service mentality.

We are business focused, commercial and pragmatic in our approach and this is why William Fry continues to be the firm of choice for significant and complex fund transactions in Ireland.

Our leading position reflects our strength, in-depth industry expertise, market leading legal knowledge base, the experience of our team at all levels, as well as the calibre of our clients and the transactions on which we advise.

    • We are one of the largest dedicated asset management and investment funds teams in Ireland.
    • Our team represents 650 Irish domiciled funds, and we are the sole legal advisors to 6 of the 10 largest fund structures by AUM domiciled in the jurisdiction, maintaining our long-standing ranking among the top legal advisors to Irish domiciled funds.
    • We are known for our ‘Blue Chip’ client base, advising 3 of the top 6 promoters of Irish domiciled funds by AUM (including the largest), as well as a number of the most significant global fund service providers.
    • We offer unrivalled expertise at all fee earner levels in structuring, establishing and advising ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), acting as longstanding legal advisors to the world’s largest ETF provider.

Clients (12)

  • Mercer
  • National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
  • Blue Revolution Fund, LP
  • IQ-EQ / J&E Davy
  • Comgest
  • BlackRock
  • Lazard Asset Management
  • Colchester Global Investors
  • Davy
  • Allianz
  • Sands
  • TowerBrook

Chambers Review

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Investment Funds - Ireland

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
William Fry acts for a number of top financial service providers and investment managers on a variety of funds structures and products. It has a dedicated global funds registrations team that assists clients seeking to sell funds across Europe and worldwide. William Fry advises on mergers of sub-funds as well as the launch of various product platforms, including EFT and QUIAIF platforms products for global asset management companies. The law firm also advises on regulatory licence applications to the Central Bank on behalf of UCITS management companies.
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Work Highlights

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  • William Fry assisted Comgest with four mergers of multiple sub-funds as part of a consolidation of its fund offering.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at William Fry are very responsive, to the point and great problem solvers.

    Investment Funds respondentEurope

  • The William Fry team takes a collaborative approach, has a strong bench and the right match of practicality and mindset in handling some of our biggest challenges.

    Investment Funds respondentEurope

  • The team is highly responsive, very sensitive to timelines and offers informed and pragmatic solutions.

    Investment Funds respondentEurope

  • The team prides itself on having deep knowledge of the regulatory and legal landscape, demonstrates strong client focus and practices a pragmatic approach when advising on change or updates required.

    Investment Funds respondentEurope

  • William Fry has a truly in-depth understanding of its clients and their businesses.

    Investment Funds respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • James Phelan
    James Phelan

    James Phelan

    James Phelan advises a range of financial institutions on the structuring of funds and the implementation of new regulatory regimes. He has particular experience assisting with UCITS matters.

    • James Phelan is technically strong and very reliable.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope

    • James is highly responsive, approachable and always offers creative and pragmatic solutions.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope
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  • Vincent Coyne
    Vincent Coyne

    Vincent Coyne

    Vincent Coyne is experienced in advising private equity on asset acquisitions. He is also adept at property fund establishment matters.

    • Vincent Coyne's expertise and good judgement can always be relied upon.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope

    • Vincent is knowledgeable and always very pleasant to deal with.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope

    • We know we can rely on his level of expertise.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope

    • Vincent Coyne is very good at what he does.

      Investment Funds respondentEurope
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