Our international asset management practice comprises a dedicated team of specialist practitioners in corporate, funds formation, tax, employment, banking and financial services regulation.
We have extensive experience of all types of investment funds and of numerous asset classes and investment strategies including private equity, hedge funds, real estate and shareholder activism. Our credentials include the establishment of a great many UK and offshore funds including investment trusts and other closed ended vehicles, open ended investment companies, authorised and unauthorised unit trusts, pension funds, common investment funds and limited partnerships.
Our asset management team delivers a range of transactional expertise including capital raisings, investments and mergers and acquisitions of managers for private equity and hedge fund operations. Our ECM experience has enabled us to assist clients with pioneering IPOs of funds and managers in London and Amsterdam.
We also handle legal work in many related aspects of asset management businesses, including incentivisation arrangements, regulatory advice, outsourcing and management and administrative arrangements.
"It has also taken great strides in the hedge fund sector, from a corporate background in advising fund mangers and funds of hedge funds"
Chambers UK 2010
"Herbert Smith LLP’s ‘excellent’ team covers a broad spectrum, including hedge, private equity and listed funds"
Legal 500 UK 2009
"The firm is also demonstrating increasing aptitude in the hedge funds sector and taking on a wide range of complex work"
Chambers UK 2009