Find Lawyers in Australia for Funds Management
Practice Area Overview
The practice of funds management law in Australia involves advising on the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the operation of funds. It is a complex area and often intersects with other practice areas, for example, corporate/mergers and acquisitions, tax, banking and finance, superannuation, and litigation.
Funds management lawyers assist clients with a range of matters including in relation to fund formation and capital raising, custody and administration, trust deeds, financial services licensing, corporate governance and compliance, mergers and takeovers of funds and businesses, and asset and investment management. Typical legal services provided include:
- Australian financial services licensing;
- business formation;
- fund structuring and formation;
- strategic tax structuring;
- disclosure;
- investment management;
- fund transactional work;
- ongoing regulatory compliance and training;
- fund governance;
- finance or refinance of debt facilities;
- listing requirements for the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX);
- defending or launching takeover bids;
- regulatory investigations;
- fund and financial services-related mergers and acquisitions;
- reconstructions; and
- insolvency and litigation.
In providing these services, funds management lawyers may draft transaction and other documentation, prepare and submit applications on behalf of clients, review disclosure documents, and/or provide legal advice. They also may liaise with relevant regulatory bodies including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
Funds management lawyers service a diverse group of clients across a broad range of industries including fund managers, investment managers, brokers, independent trustees, financial planners, research houses, corporate advisors, and financial service providers. Clients can be both domestic and international.
Michael is a corporate and commercial lawyer with considerable experience in a number of fields of advisory and transaction-based legal work and also has significant experience in advising clients in the charity and not-for-profit sector, and the Horticulture industry. His expertise encompasses corporate advice on directors’ duties, capital management, ASX Listing Rule requirements, corporate governance, company constitutions and general meetings, negotiated acquisitions, schemes of arr...
Michael leads our growth activity, combining his product, market and client experience. He is an experienced corporate lawyer who has advised some of Australia’s biggest corporates and funds on their most complex and strategically critical transactions. Michael’s practice includes advising on corporate mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, alternative asset fund establishment and deployment as well as foreign investment and financial services advice. Michael has a particular f...
John has more than 25 years’ experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer. Having worked on deals in Australasia, Europe and the United States, John has extensive corporate and funds transactional experience. Primarily, his work has focused on property fund mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and secondary capital raisings, fund restructurings, and the launch of wholesale and retail syndicates and joint ventures. He has substantial experience in structuring, managing a...
Adrian’s financial services law practice covers superannuation, managed funds, insurance, and financial advice. His work includes both advisory and transactional services. He works for a variety of participants in the financial services industry, including issuers, investment professionals, and service providers. Adrian is valued by his clients for his ability to balance the technical and commercial aspects of financial services law, and for his effective management and delivery of work.
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