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John Adams
Work Department
UK Investment Funds, Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory, Financial Services, Private Capital.
Position
Partner
Career
John Adams is a partner in the Investment Funds practice.
He focuses on the formation, promotion and operation of all types of private and retail investment funds, including private equity, hedge, infrastructure, real estate, and venture capital funds, and retail vehicles such as UCITS funds. He also advises on the drafting and negotiation of associated documentation with such funds.
John advises sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors in connection with their acquisitions, and disposals, of investments in private investment funds. He has particular expertise in advising on the impact of the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and advises on UK and European regulatory issues relating to fund managers and investment products.
John represents many UK, US and international fund managers. Some of his leading clients include TT International, Innisfree Limited, Attestor Capital, RK Capital, and Investcorp.
Memberships
Admissions
England and Wales
Education
University College London, LL.B. (Hons) Law, First Class
The College of Law, London, LPC, Distinction
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
(Leading individuals)A&O Shearman‘s hedge funds practice centres on the launch, restructuring and re-domiciliation of funds with assets under management between $3-10bn, acting predominantly for fund managers but also investors. Practice head John Adams advises on the drafting of fund documentations and subsequent launches, and is also well versed in UK and EU regulatory regimes. Associate Jessica Brown assists both funds and investors with M&A transactions in addition to supporting the formation and ongoing operation of funds.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Hedge funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > High yield
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Transport > Rail
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax