Investment funds
Some of our recent publications are listed below.
The 2012 Pension Revolution: Employers - new pensions obligations
Jane Marshall and Hayley Robinson, 30 November 2011
AIFMD - Depositaries: Impact on private equity firms
Bridget Barker, 10 May 2011
Comment: Consultation document on transposition of UCITS IV Directive confirms that a new tax transparent authorised fund vehicle will be launched in 2012.
Tax team, 23 December 2010
Careful pruning - Trustees should be thinking about keeping closer control over their investment in alternatives
Bridget Barker, 04 January 2010
Pensions World
Investment funds brochure
01 January 2010
Institutional Limited Partners Association releases ILPA Private Equity Principles eUpdate
11 September 2009
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"Bridget Barker's nine-partner team at Macfarlanes LLP has a top-notch reputation within the domestic market, both for public and private funds. Private equity is a mainstay of the firm, and Barker and Stephen Robinson have an active fund formation and advisory practice, for clients such as Alchemy Partners, Hermes Private Equity, and Gresham. On the open-ended side, Tim Cornick's practice acts for Aberdeen Asset Management, Fidelity and Old Mutual, to a name a few. Robinson and Matthew Blows are two of the main contacts for closed-ended funds, and recently advised Acencia Debt Strategies on its restructuring proposals."
The UK Legal 500 2010
"This firm is prominent in open-ended retail funds, including UCITS. It garners a lot of recognition for delivering consistent and precise work in fund-raising matters. Recent highlights include acting for Signet Global Fixed Income Strategies on prospectus approval, and for the advisory board to Candover 2008 on the restructuring of the fund. Clients call the team 'innovative and forward-thinking'."
Chambers UK 2011