SPECIALTY SERVICES

Our global team of lawyers provides expert legal advice on the laws of the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg for all regulatory matters regarding AEOI obligations.  Our services include advising on all aspects of FATCA, OECD's CRS, BEPS CbCR and Economic Substance reporting regimes and due diligence. 

Advising on the laws of Ireland and Luxembourg, we have assembled a multi-disciplinary team of Brexit experts to work with affected clients and their international advisers on the key legal, regulatory and tax issues arising from Brexit. We offer a range of these services from each of our global offices and as we anticipate a substantial impact on EU cross-border activity, our experienced team can work alongside your existing EU law advisers.

The Maples Group global CLO team provides Cayman Islands and Irish legal advice and CLO issuer / co-issuer and fiduciary services in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, Dublin, Jersey, London and the Netherlands. The team comprises both specialist CLO lawyers and CLO fiduciary professionals across our global network. Since the inception of the CLO market, we have provided clients with unparalleled knowledge, experience and insight into what we see across the whole structured finance market, from the latest warehousing structures, to the latest regulatory developments and how they impact CLOs, to ongoing post-closing CLO issues.

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Our team of highly experienced global lawyers work with leading investment managers and institutional investors in Europe, America and Asia to implement ESG policies and frameworks into their operational infrastructure. This exposure provides us with a 360-degree perspective as to how fund industry leaders are approaching ESG and we are therefore very well-positioned to action customised mandates for services incorporating ESG for managers of all sizes and across the spectrum of strategies. 

Our global Funds & Investment Management team offers cross-border fund registration and ongoing maintenance services to funds domiciled in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg through the EEA passport and / or non-EEA registration / national private placement regimes in over 70 global locations.  Our core services include market intelligence, market entry, i.e. pre-marketing notifications under AIFMD for EU and non-EU AIFM, EEA 'Passport' registration, global private placement, local agent selection, managing the translation of fund documents into multiple languages for filing purposes, maintenance of ongoing reporting and filing obligations. 

The Maples Group welcomes the coming into effect of the Irish Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020 (the "Act") which amends existing investment limited partnership ("ILP") law.  

Our Financial Services Regulatory group in Ireland comprises of leading lawyers and experienced industry professionals with a wealth of experience in advising clients on regulatory requirements and how to manage regulatory risk within their business.  Our highly technical team deliver pragmatic and solutions-focused advice to our clients. 

 

The Maples Group's Japanese Funds Service team is recognised as the market leader, advising and providing funds services to the industry's heavyweights, as well as new entrants to the market, on the structuring and establishment of Japanese Funds.  We are able to provide a complete Japanese Funds solution, including legal, trustee, fiduciary and fund administration services.

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 listing services on the major global stock exchanges including the CSX, ISE, TISE and LuxSE.  The team can advise on, and act as listing agent for, listings for a variety of specialist debt, corporate debt and "Eurobonds", derivative and fund products.