John Verwey > Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Proskauer Rose LLP Offices
8 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England
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John Verwey
Work Department
Private Investment Funds
Position
John Verwey is a partner in Proskauer’s Private Funds Group. John advises on a wide number of regulatory issues at a national UK and European level, including firm authorisations, appointed representative arrangements, change in control, market abuse. He represents a variety of clients that range from small start-up fund managers to established global fund advisers and managers.
A particular area of focus for John is Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). This includes advising on pre-marketing and marketing strategies for fund managers, advising on the Level One and Lever Two requirements under AIFMD and implementing UK rules and legislation, and advising on the organizational and conduct of business requirements under MiFID II.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Praised as ‘pragmatic and diplomatic’, Proskauer Rose LLP’s cross-practice group acts for private asset managers, including private funds, hedge funds and portfolio managers, on AIFMD-related matters, ESG issues, fintech cases and fund formations, in addition to associated M&A and private equity transactions. Private funds expert John Verwey leads the team and advises on firm authorisations, appointed representative arrangements, change in control and market abuse matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+