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Iain is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management, Corporate and Finance teams in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He is also global head of Private Equity specialising in the formation of private equity funds and advising on their resulting downstream transactions. He also works extensively with hedge fund managers and their onshore counsel, advising on the structuring and ongoing maintenance of hedge funds. Iain represents large financial institutions and investment managers, including well-known sponsors of private equity and hedge funds, as well as boutique and start-up investment managers.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
Finance
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Maples and Calder Partner Named Lawyer of the Year for Private Funds
22-Jun-2015
Maples and Calder wins Whos Who Legal Private Funds Award
21-Jun-2013
Maples advises on the acquisition of Dell
12-Mar-2013
Maples and Calder's Iain McMurdo: "Most Highly Regarded Individual" in 2013
11-Dec-2012
New Partners Join Maples and Calders Leading Funds Team
05-Oct-2012
Background
Iain joined the Maples Group in 2008. He was previously a partner at an international law firm in the Cayman Islands and, prior to that, worked for Freshfields in London, specialising in takeovers and mergers. Who's Who Legal has ranked Iain as one of the ‘Most Highly Regarded Individual Offshore Lawyers’ in private funds and as a 'Thought Leader'. He was also recognised as Who's Who Legal's 2015 Lawyer of the Year for Private Funds. Iain has been featured in Latin Lawyer 250, and recognised as a leading lawyer in Legal 500, IFLR1000 and the Legal Media Group Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers. He has also been ranked as a star individual by Chambers and Partner's Global Guide.
BAR ADMISSIONS
1993 - Admitted as a solicitor in Scotland (not practising)
2000 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Hons)
Knowledge
Cayman Islands Private Funds Bill, 2020
10-January-2020
Hedge Funds: Cayman Islands
16-October-2019
The Private Equity Law Review: Cayman Islands
03-July-2019
Investment Funds Guide 2019: Cayman Islands
29-April-2019
The Private Equity Review, 7th Ed.: Cayman Islands
17-May-2018
The Private Equity Review, 6th Ed.: Cayman Islands
16-June-2017