Our investment funds team combines dedicated practitioners with specialists in corporate, tax, real estate funds, banking and financial services regulation. We provide complex integrated corporate and tax structuring advice on all types of funds.
Across Asia and Europe we seek to make a significant contribution to the development of our clients' businesses. We are well known for our innovative work and our prime objective is to provide valuable and timely input to assist in bringing ideas to fruition. We have extensive experience of all types of investment funds across a wide range of asset classes and investment strategies.
We also regularly advise stockbrokers and investment banks acting as sponsors, underwriters and placing agents to issuers. In doing this, we bring together practitioners from our leading ECM practice and our expert funds practitioners to provide a dedicated and knowledgeable service to clients.
We advise on:
- closed ended funds and structured products
- listing of funds across a range of listing venues
- marketing and distribution of fund products including US capabilities
- compliance issues for fund managers
- secondary issues
- reconstructions, unitisations and reorganisations
- open ended funds
- limited partnerships
- regulation within the asset management field
- related asset management services
Our Alliance partners, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe, have established fund practices with extensive experience in the sector. These capabilities have been enhanced by our strong ties with firms in other European jurisdictions, and our close relationships with top-tier firms in the US.
"'This firm is eminent in closed-ended funds work, with a solution-driven and commercially savvy approach'"
Chambers UK 2010
"When it comes to closed-end funds work, 'Herbert Smith is definitely the preferred choice'”
Chambers UK 2009
"'The lawyers help you work out your priorities first, and they make sure they fully understand your business needs before you begin'"
Chambers UK 2009