Alexandra Cochrane
UK Guide 2025
Associates to watch : Investment Funds: Open-ended Funds
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Provided by Alexandra Cochrane
Practice Areas
Investment Management; Financial Services & Products
Career
Alexandra advises clients on all aspects of work relating to investment funds, both regulated and unregulated.
Alexandra advises a number of large asset managers, including abrdn, Legal & General and Jupiter, and “host” authorised corporate directors on various matters relating to the structure and operation of regulated funds including: the establishment of umbrella and standalone OEICs and authorised unit trusts (UCITS, NURS and LTAFs); mergers/schemes of arrangements; fund terminations; fund range rationalisations; new sub-funds; rebrands; service provider changes and various other ad hoc changes and updates to their fund ranges.
Alexandra also assists clients with investment management agreements, depositary agreements, platform and distribution agreements, and advises clients in relation to on-going regulatory and compliance matters, including the application of the UCITS regime, AIFMD, MiFID II and ESG-related regulations.
She spent time on secondment at Coutts & Co in 2023 and Legal & General Investment Management Limited in 2016.
Alexandra is ranked as a Next Generation Partner.
Chambers Review
UK
Alexandra Cochrane assists clients with the establishment of new open-ended funds, including UCITS and NURS-type funds. She also advises on fund documentation, management and regulatory issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alexandra has a really handy attitude, looks across all the client base and brings learning from other clients to the work she's doing with us."
"Alexandra supports excellently through fund launches."
"Alexandra has great attention to detail, brilliant personal skills and forges really good relationships. She is able to anticipate how the FCA is going to react."
"Alexandra has a really handy attitude, looks across all the client base and brings learning from other clients to the work she's doing with us."
"Alexandra supports excellently through fund launches."
"Alexandra has great attention to detail, brilliant personal skills and forges really good relationships. She is able to anticipate how the FCA is going to react."
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