Advising on the establishment and ongoing operation of two Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund platforms which include a wide range of third party managers with diverse alternative investment strategies most recently the establishment of four new sub-funds with three distinct investment managers and four distinct strategies covering private equity investment, fund of credit funds, fund of equity funds and a long short global mega trend strategy investing in global equity and debt securities.
Etain de Valera
Partner, Head of Asset Management & Investment Funds
Dublin
Asset Management and Investment Funds
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Etain is a Partner and Head of the Asset Management and Investment Funds team.
Etain advises fund sponsors, management companies, administrators and depositaries in relation to their operations in Ireland or the funds that they service. She advises on alternative investment funds including hedge funds, fund of funds, private credit, private debt, private equity funds and property funds as well as UCITS.
She advises on all aspects of the establishment, structuring, financing, corporate governance and ongoing operation of investment funds. She also has experience in advising on industry standard master transaction agreements as well as prime brokerage and futures brokerage agreements.
Etain is a Partner and Head of the Asset Management and Investment Funds team.
Etain advises fund sponsors, management companies, administrators and depositaries in relation to their operations in Ireland or the funds that they service. She advises on alternative investment funds including hedge funds, fund of funds, private credit, private debt, private equity funds and property funds as well as UCITS.
She advises on all aspects of the establishment, structuring, financing, corporate governance and ongoing operation of investment funds. She also has experience in advising on industry standard master transaction agreements as well as prime brokerage and futures brokerage agreements.
Relevant Experience
Advising a US based asset manager with respect to its establishment of a Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Fund Master/Feeder ICAV structure investing in an emerging markets credit strategy.
Advising on the establishment of a new ICAV UCITS structure for an EU based Credit Institution redomiciling its fund structures to Ireland.
Ongoing advisory work to a number of management companies and funds with crisis management and restructuring issues involving engagement with the Central Bank and investors.
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