OVERVIEW
Eimear is co-head of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. She specialises in the structuring of UCITS and AIFs as ICAVs, ILPs and 1907 Limited Partnerships. She advises a wide variety of managers, investment banks and private equity managers across a broad range of asset classes including distressed situation funds, private debt and credit funds, loan origination, hedge funds, fund of funds, master feeders, managed account platforms and bespoke structures. Eimear also advises on the establishment, ongoing operation and regulation of Irish MiFID firms, UCITS management companies, AIFMs and Super ManCos.
Eimear has particular expertise in the ESG and sustainable investment space and works with managers and financial institutions on sustainable finance disclosures and the implementation of management policies in preparation for compliance with the EU’s Sustainable Action Plan.
BACKGROUND
Eimear joined the Maples Group in 2010. She previously worked for a large Irish corporate law firm. In 2023, Eimear was named as one of 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by the Hedge Fund Journal and she is also recommended in both Chambers Global and Legal 500 where clients report that ‘Eimear O’Dwyer is a leader in her field’, "she achieves seemingly impossible deadlines, and is dedicated, committed, very pragmatic and good on the commercial side", "she has a very deep level of expertise and pulls together resources from across the whole of Maples" and "she brings a calm and reassuring voice to complex issues and gives clear insights and advice".
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Eimear is an active industry participant. She is Chair of the Irish Funds Legal Working Group and is a member of the Irish Chapter of 100 Women in Finance. Eimear is a regular speaker at industry conferences and webinars on both ESG and Sustainable Finance.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
EDUCATION
University College Dublin, BBLS (Hons)
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KNOWLEDGE
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2024 25 April 2024
- ELTIF 2 A Welcome Communication on the Draft RTS from the European Commission 11 April 2024
- Regulatory Focus on Undue Costs in UCITS and AIFs 12 February 2024
- ELTIF 2.0 in Ireland - the 24-hour ELTIF 08 February 2024
- PRIIPs KID - New Requirement to Submit to the CBI 06 February 2024
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q4 2023 30 January 2024
- Central Bank of Ireland Letter on 2022 ESMA Common Supervisory Action on Asset Valuation 16 January 2024
- 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
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples is Ireland's Leading Funds Practice for 11th Consecutive Year 14 February 2024
- Maples Group's Multi-Jurisdictional Expertise Shines with Partners from Ireland, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong Making '50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds' List 14 November 2023
- 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 Partners Win at European Women in Business Law Awards 2022 27 June 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