OVERVIEW
Pádraig is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Cayman Islands office. He specialises in financial services law and is Head of the Maples Group's Irish Cayman Islands' desk. He has over 10 years' experience in advising leading international financial clients on the establishment, authorisation, operation and regulation of all types of investment funds, including UCITS, AIFs, non-regulated funds in the hedge fund and private equity space and other specialised fund products including the ICAV. In addition to advising the promoters and investment managers to such funds, he also advises other fund services providers including administrators, depositaries, prime brokers and investment advisers as well as fund investors and board directors.
Pádraig's recent expertise includes advising on the establishment of a private equity style structure to allow EU investors access to off-shore multi-jurisdictional funds, re-domiciliation of a flagship AIF to Ireland to create a global distribution platform, establishment of a private equity style cross-jurisdictional pharma royalty fund and general advices on Brexit, CP86, ESMA Opinions as well as ongoing advices on Third Country AIFs seeking access to European capital.
BACKGROUND
Pádraig joined the Maples Group in 2009 and was elected as a partner in 2016. He previously worked for a large Irish corporate law firm.
Pádraig is recommended by Chambers Global and IFLR1000 where clients report that he is "very communicative and prompt in responding", has “excellent knowledge, superb response time, understands client needs and communicates very well, trusted and delivers".
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Pádraig is an active industry participant. He is a founding member of the Irish Funds West Coast of America Legal and Marketing Group and sits on the North American Irish Funds Legal and Marketing Group. He is a regular contributor to international fund publications and journals and has written and spoken extensively on both ESG and ILP reform in Ireland.AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Investment Limited Partnership
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
EDUCATION
University College Dublin, BCL (Hons)
Michael Smurfit Business School DBS (Hons)
Law Society of Ireland, Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance Law
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KNOWLEDGE
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2023 01 September 2023
- A Step Closer to AIFMD 2.0 28 July 2023
- Significant Risk Transfer Transactions 24 May 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q1 2023 27 April 2023
- CBI's New Enhanced Flexibility for QIAIF Digital Asset Exposure 05 April 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland Findings Following EU Review of Costs and Fees in UCITS 30 March 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland: Key Areas of Supervisory Focus for 2023 06 March 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q4 2022 31 January 2023
- Preparing for SEAR and IAF Recommended Measures for all Irish Regulated Firms to Consider 20 January 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Named Top Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds for 10th Year 23 February 2023
- Maples Group Retains Position as Leading Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds 24 February 2022
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 8th Year in a Row 02 March 2021
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 7th Year Running 24 February 2020