OVERVIEW
Adam is co-head of Maples and Calder's Irish Funds & Investment Management team. He is based in the Maples Group's Dublin office, where his team advises global asset managers and fund sponsors on the structuring, establishment and operation of Irish fund products. Adam has broad experience advising on a wide spectrum of Irish regulated UCITS and AIFs with a particular focus on the alternatives space, including hedge funds, liquid and private credit funds, private equity funds, managed account platforms, direct lending/ loan origination funds, real asset / infrastructure funds, master-feeder structures and most recently ELTIFs (European Long-Term Investment Funds). He has advised on all types of Irish fund vehicles including ICAVs, investment limited partnerships, unit trusts, common contractual funds and investment companies.Aside from fund vehicles, Adam's expertise extends to the establishment and operation of Irish regulated AIFMs, UCITS management companies, "super-mancos", MiFID investment firms and unregulated 1907 Act limited partnership and SPV structures. His practice also covers the governance, financing, cross-border distribution, management and relocation / redomiciliation of such entities into and out of Ireland, as well as the impact of wider regulatory initiatives such as compliance with the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations ("SFDR") and Taxonomy Regulations.
BACKGROUND
Adam joined the Maples Group in 2009 and was elected as a partner in 2012. Prior to joining Maples, he worked in the investment funds group of another leading Irish law firm, including a secondment to the London office of a global investment bank. Since joining Maples, he spent 2 years establishing and heading the Irish funds team based in the firm's Cayman Islands office, and 5 years establishing and heading the Irish funds team based in the firm's London office. He permanently returned to the Dublin office in 2022.
Adam is recognised as a leading lawyer in Irish financial services and is recommended / highly regarded in this year's Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR rankings.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Adam is an active industry participant. He represents the firm on a number of industry working groups including Irish Funds' Digital Assets Working Group, and is a previous member of their Hedge Funds, UK Distribution and AIFMD Working Groups and Brexit steering group. Adam is a regular contributor to international fund publications and journals, and is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences on matters such as ELTIF reform, AIFMD 2.0 and ESG / SFDR.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Investment Limited Partnership
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
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KNOWLEDGE
- IAF Update: Finalised Guidance Published Ahead of Year-End Introduction of New Framework 24 November 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- ELTIF 2.0 Irelands Road Map for ELTIF Readiness 05 September 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2023 01 September 2023
- Luxembourg Investment Fund Changes 15 August 2023
- A Step Closer to AIFMD 2.0 28 July 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q1 2023 27 April 2023
- CBI's New Enhanced Flexibility for QIAIF Digital Asset Exposure 05 April 2023
- CP153: CBI Consults on Individual Accountability Framework as Act Becomes Law 03 April 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland Findings Following EU Review of Costs and Fees in UCITS 30 March 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- New Maples Group Analysis Shows 40% Growth in Irish Sustainability Funds 25 May 2023
- Maples Group Named Top Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds for 10th Year 23 February 2023
- Maples Group Relocates Funds Co-Head to Expanding Irish Funds Practice 06 September 2022
- Maples Group Wins Nine Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2022 01 June 2022
- Maples Advises on First Irish Funds to Invest in Crypto Assets 12 April 2022
- Maples Group Retains Position as Leading Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds 24 February 2022
- Maples Group appoints Peter Stapleton as Head of Irish Law Firm 03 December 2021
- Maples Group Management Team Update 02 December 2021
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 8th Year in a Row 02 March 2021
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 7th Year Running 24 February 2020