Legal Services
Funds & Investment Management
Advising on the laws of the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, our global Funds & Investment Management team provides expert legal advice on every aspect of the life cycle of an investment fund including set up, management and investment across a broad range of fund structures and management entities.
Funds & Investment Management
The Maples Group is recognised as a market leader in providing legal services to investment funds, investment managers, investors and / or providers of fund financing. Our experienced teams of lawyers and professionals provide expert advice and world-class service in the legal aspects of setting up, managing and investing across a broad range of fund structures and management entities.
With a global practice advising on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, we are uniquely placed to provide an impartial view on the world's leading investment funds jurisdictions and give clear, insightful advice. Importantly, we combine our unparalleled knowledge of these main funds domiciles with regional expertise across our other offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London and Singapore to deliver multi-jurisdictional solutions.
Our Fiduciary and Fund Services teams provide a full range of management company, fiduciary, accounting and administration services for investment funds and institutional investors in key financial centres. We also provide specialist Listing Services for investment funds in the Cayman Islands (on the CSX), Jersey (on TISE), Ireland (on the Euronext Dublin) and Luxembourg (on the LuxSE), as well as Global Registration Services to managers of British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg domiciled funds.
Every aspect of the life cycle of an investment fund and investment manager is catered for, and our advice and counsel is relied upon by fund market participants and their advisers worldwide including:
- Law firms
- Investment managers
- Depositaries
- Administrators
- Investment banks
- Private equity and credit groups
- Hedge fund groups
- Real estate groups
- Insurance groups
- Pension funds
- Boutique investment management companies
- Institutional investors
- Sovereign wealth funds
- Family offices
- Prime brokers
- Tax and audit firm structuring teams
- Fund industry associations
- Other financial institutions
Related Contacts
KNOWLEDGE
- IAF Update: Finalised Guidance Published Ahead of Year-End Introduction of New Framework 24 November 2023
- SFDR 2 0 - A Time for Evolution 20 November 2023
- Cayman Islands Removed from the FATF Grey List 27 October 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- The New York Times - Spotlight on Ireland 17 October 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises JIP on the JIP-led Consortium for The Largest Take-Private Deal in Japan's History 23 November 2023
- 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
- Maples Group Leads the 2024 Legal 500 Caribbean Guide with Most Tier 1 Rankings 13 November 2023
- Maples Group Advises UCK Partners Inc on a Co-Investment Vehicle 04 October 2023
- Maples Group Recognised for Innovation in ESG by HFM Asia Awards 03 October 2023