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Adam is a partner in the Funds & Investment Management group of the Maples Group legal services team. He heads the Irish funds offering in the firm's London office where his practice focuses on advising UK asset managers on the structuring, establishment and operation of Irish fund vehicles and management entities. Adam has broad experience advising on a wide spectrum of Irish regulated UCITS and AIFs (including hedge funds, private equity funds, alternative UCITS, managed account platforms, hybrid funds, funds of funds and master-feeders), regulated AIFMs and UCITS management companies, and unregulated partnership and SPV structures. His practice also covers the corporate governance, financing and cross-border distribution, management and relocation / redomiciliation of such entities into and out of Ireland.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Related News
Maples and Calder Ranked as Top Irish Funds Legal Adviser
17-Dec-2018
Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2018
15-May-2018
Maples and Calder Extends Irish Legal Offering to London
06-Dec-2017
Maples and Calder Consistently Ranked Number 1 for Irish Funds
18-Dec-2015
Maples and Calder Advises First ICAV Registration with Central Bank of Ireland
16-Mar-2015
Background
Adam joined Maples Group in 2009 following 5 years in the Investment Funds group at a large domestic Irish corporate law firm, including a period with the legal team of a London investment bank. Adam has been recommended by leading industry publications such as Chambers & Partners. He is a past member of Irish Funds' AIFMD, Hedge Funds and UK Distribution working groups and is an active current member of its Brexit steering group. He is a regular contributor to international legal and financial publications, and has spoken at various industry conferences.
BAR ADMISSIONS
2005 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
EDUCATION
University College Dublin, Bachelor of Civil Law (International) (1st Class Hons), 2001
Law Society of Ireland, Postgraduate Diploma, Applied Finance Law
Knowledge
Fitness and Probity in the Central Bank of Ireland's Crosshairs
16-August-2019
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">ESMA Guidelines on UCITS Performance Fees Consultation</p>
08-August-2019
<p>Central Bank Closet-Tracker Review: Focus on Transparency and Governance</p> <p> </p>
31-July-2019
<p>AML Policy Enhancements Required for Investment Funds </p> <p> </p>
19-July-2019
Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2019
11-July-2019
Amendments to AIFMD and UCITS - Depositary Safekeeping of Assets Rules
08-July-2019