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Pádraig is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He specialises in financial services law and is Head of the Maples Group's Irish Cayman Islands' desk. He has over 10 years' experience in advising leading international financial clients on the establishment, authorisation, operation and regulation of all types of investment funds, including UCITS, AIFs, non-regulated funds in the hedge fund and private equity space and other specialised fund products including the ICAV. In addition to advising the promoters and investment managers to such funds, he also advises other fund services providers including administrators, depositaries, prime brokers and investment advisers as well as fund investors and board directors.
Pádraig's recent expertise includes advising on the establishment of a private equity style structure to allow EU investors access to off-shore multi-jurisdictional funds, re-domiciliation of a flagship AIF to Ireland to create a global distribution platform, establishment of a private equity style cross-jurisdictional pharma royalty fund and general advices on Brexit, CP86, ESMA Opinions as well as ongoing advices on Third Country AIFs seeking access to European capital. Pádraig has also written and spoken extensively on ESG and ILP reform in Ireland.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
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Background
BAR ADMISSIONS
EDUCATION
Michael Smurfit Business School DBS (Hons)
Law Society of Ireland, Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance Law
Professional Activities
Knowledge
Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q3 2020
23-October-2020
CP86 2.0: Welcome Clarity on Corporate Governance Issues
21-October-2020
Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2020
23-July-2020
ESMA Discontinues its 'Brexit Leveller' Committee
21-July-2020
Central Beneficial Ownership Register Introduced for ICAVs and Unit Trusts
02-July-2020
European Commission Initiatives on Sustainable Finance - Draft Acts
15-June-2020