Funds & Investment Management
EU Regulated Funds
The two leading cross-border investment fund and investment management entity domiciles in the European Union (EU) are Ireland and Luxembourg and our Irish and Luxembourg lawyers specialise in EU regulated investment fund products of all types, including mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, loan originator funds, debt funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, managed account platforms, master-feeder funds, fund of funds, ETFs, money market funds and various hybrid structures.
EU Regulated Funds
The EU investment funds market is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world. The two leading cross-border investment fund and investment management entity domiciles in the European Union are Ireland and Luxembourg. Our teams in these jurisdictions comprise some of the best lawyers and legal professionals in Europe.
Our Irish and Luxembourg lawyers specialise in investment fund products of all types including:
- Mutual funds
- Pension funds
- Hedge funds
- Private equity funds
- Loan originator funds
- Debt funds
- Real estate funds
- Infrastructure funds
- Managed account platforms
- Master-feeder funds
- Fund of funds
- Real estate funds
- ETFs
- Money market funds
- Various hybrid structures
Download QIAIFs - A Guide for Asset Managers
Download Loan QIAIFs - Irish Regulated Direct Lending Funds
Download ETFs - A Guide to Exchange Traded Funds in Ireland
We advise on UCITS (both traditional and alternative strategies) and AIFs (both qualifying investor AIFs (QIAIFs, SIFs, SICARs and RAIFs) and retail investor AIFs (RIAIFs and Part II funds)), we also advise on the distribution of these funds through the Maples Group's Global Registration Services.
These regulatory categories can be adapted to fit almost any investment strategy and there are a wide variety of legal structures available:
- ICAVs
- Investment Companies and SICAVs in the form of SA, SCA, Sarl, etc.
- Unit Trusts
- Investment Limited Partnerships, Common Limited Partnerships (SCS) and Special Limited Partnerships (SCSp)
- Common Contractual Funds and FCPs
- Other categories (including Unregulated Limited Partnerships, SCS, SCSp and Special Purpose Vehicles)
Related Contacts
KNOWLEDGE
- MiFID Firms – What is the Central Bank of Ireland's Focus for 2021? 25 February 2021
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Investment Funds 2021: Cayman Islands 25 February 2021
- Commencement of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020 15 February 2021
- Data Protection Beyond Brexit: Implications for Investment Funds 09 February 2021
- Funds & Investment Management Update: Ireland and Luxembourg - Q4 2020 02 February 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Chambers Global Recognises 60 Maples Lawyers in 2021 Guide 24 February 2021
- Maples Group Expands Jersey Funds Practice with New Partner 03 February 2021
- Maples Advises Citigroup First Investment Management Limited on the Launch of New Fund in Japan 01 February 2021
- Maples Group Maintains Leading Positions in 2021 Asia Pacific Legal Directories 20 January 2021
- Maples Group Strengthens Financial Services Regulatory Practice with New Partner Hire 13 January 2021