Experience

Seán has advised a wide range of asset managers and leading Irish and international financial institutions in the area of investment funds. Seán advises a variety of both experienced and first-time fund managers and service providers on all aspects of the fund cycle including structuring, formation and capital raising, distribution and on-going regulatory compliance. With a particular focus on alternative investment funds and their managers, Seán has recent experience in acting for infrastructure, private equity and real estate funds, alternative investment fund managers and managed account hedge fund platforms whilst also advising on structured investment products, working closely with our Debt Capital Markets team. Based in the London office of McCann FitzGerald, Seán also sits on the Irish Funds’ Macroprudential Policy working group.

Key highlights include advising:

  • leading Irish and international real estate and infrastructure funds regarding their establishment and distribution throughout Europe and ongoing regulatory obligations;
  • one of the UK’s largest and longest established investment houses on their Irish range of private credit funds;
  • a global financial services firm in respect of the restructuring of their Irish regulatory group;
  • a significant Irish residential property developer with respect to the establishment and authorisation of a proprietary AIFM;
  • a large international wealth manager on the establishment of its QIAIF ICAV private equity global fund offering;
  • domestic and international lenders on their financing arrangements with a variety of Irish fund vehicles; and
  • various US and UK multi-manager hedge fund platforms in relation to their establishment in Ireland and obtaining authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland.