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Philip Ireland

Philip Ireland

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Maples Group
 Maples Group

Ranked in 1 practice area

Offshore

United Arab Emirates

18 years ranked

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Philip is joint managing partner of Maples and Calder, in the Maples Group’s Dubai office where is also head of the Funds & Investment Management and Corporate teams. He has broad Cayman Islands corporate and investment funds experience. However, he specialises in collective investment schemes, in particular private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and Shariah compliant (Islamic) funds. He also has experience of working with family offices, ultra-high net worth individuals. Philip’s clients include asset managers in the Dubai International Financial Centre and the MENA region. He also practices British Virgin Islands law.

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Offshore - United Arab Emirates

Band 1
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Dubai joint managing partner Philip Ireland enjoys a strong reputation for investment fund matters. He has expertise relating to a wide range of asset classes and is experienced advising on Shari'a-compliant fund launches as well as on venture capital and equity funding mandates.
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  • Philip Ireland is a longstanding member of the funds community in the Middle East. He has loads of market knowledge and brings this to the table alongside technical Cayman insight.

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  • Philip Ireland is always highly supportive of the client's needs.

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