Investment Funds
Global Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 2
Contact number
+353 1 639 5000About
Provided by William Fry LLP
The Asset Management & Investment Funds department at William Fry continues to be the firm of choice for significant and complex fund transactions in Ireland. Our leading position reflects our strength, in-depth industry expertise, market leading legal knowledge base, the experience of our team, as well as the calibre of our clients and the transactions on which we advise.
- We are one of the largest dedicated asset management and investment funds teams in Ireland.
- We represents 650 Irish domiciled funds, and we are the sole legal advisors to 6 of the 10 largest fund structures by AUM domiciled in the jurisdiction.
- We advise 3 of the top 6 promoters of Irish domiciled funds by AUM (including the largest), as well as a number of the most significant global fund service providers.
- We are consistently at the forefront of legal/regulatory innovation, having advised on:
- the creation of a single settlement model permitting settlement of ETFs within the ICSD system for the first time and the conversion of the first ETFs to use this new settlement model
- the establishment of the first proprietary Authorised Participant dealing platform for all primary market trading owned and operated by the ETF provider, outside of the Administrator’s network
- the establishment of the first Irish-domiciled money market fund
- the first conversion of a fund from Plc to ICAV status
- the first property ICAV, life settlement fund, loan origination fund and various share class structures to the Irish market
Chambers Review
William Fry acts for a number of top financial service providers and investment managers on a variety of funds structures and products. It has a dedicated global funds registrations team that assists clients seeking to sell funds across Europe and worldwide. William Fry advises on mergers of sub-funds as well as the launch of various product platforms, including EFT and QUIAIF platforms products for global asset management companies. The law firm also advises on regulatory licence applications to the Central Bank on behalf of UCITS management companies.
Work Highlights
- William Fry assisted BlackRock with several ETF mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"William Fry's team is very strong and provides great support."
"The lawyers are well informed and quickly over new regulatory developments, allowing them to provide timely advice on such matters."
"The team takes a thorough approach to advice, is clear and succinct in presentation, and is willing to engage at both a legal and commercially pragmatic level."
"The practice consists of highly accomplished and experienced lawyers."
"William Fry's team is very strong and provides great support."
"The lawyers are well informed and quickly over new regulatory developments, allowing them to provide timely advice on such matters."
"The team takes a thorough approach to advice, is clear and succinct in presentation, and is willing to engage at both a legal and commercially pragmatic level."
"The practice consists of highly accomplished and experienced lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Entering the rankings, James Phelan advises a range of financial institutions on the structuring of funds and the implementation of new regulatory regimes. He has particular experience assisting with UCITS matters.
"James Phelan is very client-focused and has excellent market and regulatory knowledge."
"James is extremely commercial and considers all facets of a query when providing precise advice."
Patricia Taylor offers significant expertise in business disposal mandates. She also assists with the regulatory aspects of fund transactions.
"Patricia is very strong on the funds side."
Vincent Coyne is experienced in advising private equity on asset acquisitions. He is also adept at property fund establishment matters.
"He is an exemplary lawyer with strong commercial awareness and attention to detail."
"Vincent Coyne is responsive and pragmatic. He is a solid negotiator who can cut through delays arising from minor points."
Ranked Lawyers at
William Fry LLP
Ireland
Members
Provided by William Fry LLP
Head of Department
James Phelan
John Aherne
Sergey Dolomanov
Head of Department
Clients
Provided by William Fry LLP
Architas
Atlantic Bridge LP
BNY Mellon
BlackRock
ETF Securities
Legal & General INvestment Management
Mercer
NTMA
Quadrant
SQN
iShares
Industries
Provided by William Fry LLP
Asset Management
Financial Services
Investment Funds