The 'knowledgeable' team at Ashurst provides a 'client oriented and responsive' service to fund managers across all aspects of fund formation and life cycle management of retail and liquid/illiquid alternative funds. Team head Antonios Nezeritis has 'lots of experience' in the market, both in relation to alternative asset strategies (including private equity, infrastructure and real estate) and UCITs, often leveraging the strength afforded by the firm's impressive international on complex cross-border matters. Arnaud Julien , who recently took over the management partner duties from Nezeritis, is also well-versed in the fund space for both managers as well as investors.
Testimonials
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- 'The team is very reactive and provides good precise advice.'
- 'The team is knowledgeable, reliable, client-oriented and responsive.'
- 'Antonios Nezeritis has lots of experience and is always reactive to queries from the client, but also gives us examples of his reason for his explanation with details or prior experience specifically with the Luxembourg regulator.'
Key clients
- Generali Investment Partners
- Agilitas Private Equity LLP
- Savills Investment Management
- Mandatum SICAV-UCITS
- Syz Capital AG
- Equitix
- Intermediate Capital Group
- Foresight Group
- Fremman Capital
Work highlights
- Advised on the establishment of Syz Capital UCITS, a Luxembourg undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities with initially one sub-fund having an alternative strategy and which will invest in UCITS and or other funds.
- Advised Generali Investments Partners in relation to recent commitments, through its fund-of-funds scheme, for an aggregate amount of more than €1.7bn, made in various private debt investment strategies' structures, all settled and operated by key US and UK private debt asset managers.
- Advised Savills Investment Management in relation to the establishment of two funds.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Antonios Nezeritis