OVERVIEW
Fearghal is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's London office. He advises many of the world's leading financial institutions, asset management corporations, UCITS management companies, AIF managers, fund administrators and depositaries.
He has extensive experience in the structuring, establishment, regulation and marketing of UCITS and AIFs, with particular expertise in private equity, hedge funds, fund of funds, alternative UCITS, master-feeders, LQIAIFs, managed account platforms and real asset structures. Fearghal also advises asset managers looking to establish Irish authorised AIFMs and UCITS management companies.
Background
Fearghal joined the Maples Group in 2012 from a large Irish investment fund consultancy. He is an Irish and English law qualified Solicitor, a New York Attorney and a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA).
Professional Activities
Member of the Irish Taxation Institute
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment ManagementBAR ADMISSIONS
2010 - Admitted as an attorney in New York (not practicing)
2012 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
2016 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practicing)
EDUCATION
National University of Ireland, Galway, BCL
National University of Ireland, Galway, LLM
LANGUAGES
Gaelic
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KNOWLEDGE
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2022 03 May 2022
- New EU Ban on Selling Investment Funds to Russian or Belarusian Persons 27 April 2022
- Sustainable Finance - Changes for UCITS Managers and AIFMs 08 April 2022
- Central Bank of Ireland: Supervisory Priorities for 2022 16 February 2022
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q4 2021 31 January 2022
- ESMA Guidance on Funds' Marketing Communications 27 January 2022
- ESMA's Common Supervisory Action on Valuation of UCITS and Open-Ended AIFs 26 January 2022
- CBI Clarifies Expectations on Non-Discretionary Investment Advisors 13 January 2022
- Introducing UCITS VI: Legislative Proposals to Amend UCITS Regime 13 December 2021
- AIFMD 2.0: European Commission Publishes Legislative Proposals 10 December 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Achieves ISO 27001 Certification 28 April 2022
- Maples Group Recognised for Excellence in Europe 26 April 2022
- Maples Group Supports Faros VCC 25 April 2022
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise First Unicorn Middle East Company to Trade on NASDAQ 12 April 2022
- Maples Advises on First Irish Funds to Invest in Crypto Assets 12 April 2022