K&L Gates

The Firm: K&L Gates’ Dublin office provides a substantial offering for international, domestic and cross-border activities. As a globally significant market for the asset management and investment funds and broader financial services industries, the Dublin office helps to meet the global needs of our clients already operating or looking to do business throughout Europe and around the globe.

K&L Gates is one of the largest law firms in the world, with more than 45 offices located in key capital cities and world commercial and financial centres spanning five continents. Its many offices operate as one firm, offering clients local market knowledge and access to both national and international capabilities.

Main Areas of Practice

Asset Management and Investment Funds
The Dublin team provide advice on the establishment and ongoing operation to a broad range of investment funds and management companies. The team are especially well versed in the practical, technical and regulatory aspects of organising and operating fund vehicles and structuring management companies. They strive to create and develop innovative structures to address the specific needs of clients.

In addition to assisting the investment funds and managers themselves, clients include a wide range of service providers to the fund management industry–from fund administrators and depositaries to third-party management companies, platform operators, and distributors.

The firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds practice has 50 years of experience in the financial services industry and comprises more than 150 lawyers in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America positioned to meet the global needs of our clients.

Areas of Focus

Funds
UCITS
Alternative investment funds
Private equity
Private credit and debt funds
Venture capital funds
ETFs
Money market funds
Master feeder and parallel structures
Platform solutions
Tax
Passporting and fund registration
ELTIFs
Fund mergers/redomiciliations

Financial Services and Regulatory
UCITS management companies
AIFMs
Super ManCos, additional permissions, and passporting
Establishment of branch offices
PRISM reviews
Administrator and depositary licensing
Ongoing Central Bank supervision
Sustainable finance disclosure regulation
MiFID
EMIR
Anti-money laundering

Global Funds Registration Services
The firm’s Dublin office has a dedicated global funds registration group that is integrated within the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice area. The team provides guidance and support to management companies, asset managers and promoters in connection with the global registration, passporting, private placement and distribution of investment funds in EEA and non-EEA countries.

A core component of the offering is the initial registration and annual maintenance of investment funds carried out pursuant to passporting or national private placement regimes in Europe. These services can be provided to both European and non-European funds. In addition, the team can carry out pre-marketing filings in Europe and coordinate distribution and reverse solicitation advices through our local counsel network.

Company Secretarial Services
The firm’s Dublin office also provides a complete range of company secretarial services to their investment fund and management company clients. The services include entity formation; registered office services; maintenance of statutory books; convening, attending and taking minutes at board meetings; preparation of board materials; and attending to ongoing statutory filings. The highly experienced company secretarial team ensures that meetings operate in accordance with applicable legislation, are documented to the board’s satisfaction and reflect a robust governance framework.

Dublin Managing Partner: Gayle Bowen

Offices

Europe: Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, Paris. Middle East: Doha, Dubai. United States: Austin, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Harrisburg, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Newark, Orange County, Palo Alto, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, Wilmington. South America: Sao Paulo. Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo. Australia: Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney.