Hedge Funds
Whether you are looking for an onshore or offshore hedge fund product, we have the relevant expertise to assist you through our global groups - our Cayman Islands Funds Group, our Irish Funds Group, our British Virgin Islands Funds Group and our Luxembourg Funds Group.
The 31 December 2010 comparison figures below show our coverage of the key funds jurisdictions.
In 2010 our hedge funds practice acted for:
- 6 out of the 10 largest global Fund of Funds managers ranked by AUM
- 7 out of the 10 largest global Single Manager Funds managers ranked by AUM
- 6 out of the 10 largest North American Managers ranked by AUM
- 6 out of the 10 largest European Managers ranked by AUM
- 5 out of the 10 largest Asian Managers ranked by AUM
We value the strong relationships we have developed with our clients. We believe that the best results are achieved by creating teams within a group structure so that our lawyers and MaplesFS professionals can work closely together to provide a comprehensive range of legal, fiduciary and administration services
We predominantly advise in conjunction with leading onshore hedge fund counsel in the relevant jurisdictions, and our experience as offshore counsel for hedge funds is second to none. The Cogent rankings bear this out by naming us as the number 1 ranked Offshore Counsel advising on 933 funds (23% of total funds based on a total universe of 4108 hedge fund managers). Source: Cogent Investment Research – March 2011
Contacts
BVI
Cayman Islands
Dubai
Dublin
Hong Kong
London
In 2010 we acted on 38% of all CIMA registered funds. That level of Cayman Islands market experience is unmatched, and we use insights gained for the benefit of our clients.