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AIFs

Our highly experienced team of Funds & Investment lawyers advise on a range of alternative investment funds (AIFs). We have extensive expertise in establishing AIFs in respect of a diverse range of financial instruments globally with our practices in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg all specialising in the formation of AIFs applicable to their domiciles.

The Maples Group offers an unrivalled service and advises on a range of alternative investment funds (AIFs) (i.e. non-UCITS funds).  AIFMD was introduced as a response to the financial crisis in 2008 and was designed to increase investor protection and to enable European regulators to obtain increased information in relation to AIFs being marketed into the EEA to assist their monitoring of systemic risk within the market.

We have considerable expertise in establishing AIFs in respect of a diverse range of financial instruments globally with our practices in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg all specialising in the formation of AIFs applicable to their domiciles.

Our lawyer teams globally specialise in advice for AIFs relating to:

  • Service provider relationships
  • Duties of executive and non-executive directors
  • Regulatory rules and their application to investment funds
  • Loan origination
  • Tax-based investment funds advice
  • Issues relating to anti-money laundering rules
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
  • Credit and debit strategies
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

There are a wide variety of legal structures available as AIFs:

  • ICAVs
  • Unit Trusts
  • Investment Limited Partnerships, Common Limited Partnerships (SCS) and Special Limited Partnerships (SCSp)
  • Investment Companies and SICAVs in the form of SA, SCA, Sarl, etc.
  • Common Contractual Funds and FCPs
  • Other categories (including Unregulated Limited Partnerships and SCS)
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