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Global reach, objective advice
Maples and Calder is recognised as a market leader in the provision of legal services to investment funds. We have experienced teams of lawyers providing expert advice and world-class service across the whole range of fund structures. We are proud of our reputation in the market and work hard to maintain it.
We have a global practice advising on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands. We are therefore uniquely placed to provide an impartial view on the world's leading offshore and onshore investment jurisdictions and to give clear, insightful advice. Importantly, we can combine this expertise across our offices to provide multi-jurisdiction solutions.
We are pleased to have won the following recent awards:
- HFM Week European Hedge Fund Service Provider Awards 2011 - 'Best Offshore Law Firm' for the second consecutive year
- Hedgeweek USA Awards 2011 - Best Offshore Law Firm
- Hedge Fund Journal 2011 - Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- IFLR Asia Awards 2011 – Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Service Provider Awards 2010 - Best Offshore Law Firm
- HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Service Provider Awards 2010 - Best Offshore Law Firm
- Asian Legal Business 2009 and 2010 - Offshore Law Firm of the Year for Japan
- Asian Legal Business 2009 - Offshore Law Firm of the Year for Hong Kong
- Alpha Awards 2009 - Top Offshore Firm, Big Firms’ Favourite
- Asian Investor 2009 - Best Offshore Law Firm
We value the strong relationships we have developed with our clients. We act for an unparalleled cross section of the participants in the global investment funds market, including law firms, fund managers, depositaries, administrators, investment banks, private equity groups, insurance groups, pension funds, boutique investment management companies, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, prime brokers, audit firm structuring teams as well as other financial institutions.
- We predominantly advise in conjunction with leading onshore counsel in the relevant jurisdiction of the investment manager.
- In 2010, we acted for 38% of all Hedge Funds and 44% of all exempted limited partnerships (the predominant vehicle used for Private Equity Funds) formed in the Cayman Islands. This level of investment funds market overview and experience informs everything we do.
- Our Irish Funds Group is the fastest growing funds practice in the Irish market and advised on more new fund formations than any other firm in 2010.
Our British Virgin Islands Funds Group is one of the longest established dedicated funds practices in the territory and continues to advise on a significant percentage of new fund registrations in the British Virgin Islands.
We have significant strength in depth. Over 39 partners and 69 associates in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong and London can advise you on every Cayman Islands, Irish and British Virgin Islands law aspect of setting up, managing and investing in investment funds.
Our collegiate and co-operative environment, fostered by our remuneration structure and our recruitment of lawyers with major onshore law firm experience, results in a responsive and consistent approach where work is done by lawyers who are specialists in the relevant area, have the appropriate level of qualification for the task and benefit from substantive supervision by our partners.
Our affiliate MaplesFS has 175 dedicated staff providing a full range of 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 Ireland (on the ISE) and in the Cayman Islands (on the CSX).
All aspects of the life cycle of an investment fund are catered for. Our specialist litigation and insolvency groups have significant experience in dealing with restructurings, liquidations, insolvency and regulatory proceedings.
Our proprietary entity management system, Maples eServices, will provide you with 24 hour web-based access to all of your investment fund's documentation and a host of other related information and services.
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Our unparalleled overview of the funds market gives our clients an edge. We provide insightful, practical and prompt advice based on the latest legal developments and structuring trends.