Alexandra Cochrane

Senior Counsel

About

Alexandra advises clients on the full lifecycle of UK regulated investment funds, including UCITS, NURS, LTAFs and ACSs.

Alexandra regularly guides clients through launches, mergers (including cross-border), rebrands, fund range rationalisations, service provider transitions, closures and the full spectrum of updates required to keep complex fund ranges compliant with regulation, efficient and market-ready. 

She acts for asset managers and host authorised corporate directors and is valued for her sharp technical knowledge, commercial judgement and going above and beyond to ensure her clients’ needs are met. 

Alexandra is ranked as a "Next Generation Partner" in the Legal 500 and an "Associate to Watch" in Chambers and Partners. The team is also ranked Band 1 in the Legal 500 for Retail Funds and Band 1 in Chambers and Partners for Investment Funds: Open-ended Funds.

Experience

  • Overseeing the day-to day funds work for large financial institutions and host authorised corporate directors with billions of pounds in AUM.
  • Advising on mergers/schemes of arrangement, including cross-border mergers into Irish and Luxembourg authorised funds.
  • Advising on the launch of LTAFs including master/feeder structures and launches with a host authorised corporate director.
  • Over a decade of experience managing fund applications to the FCA.

Expertise

Alexandra has great attention to detail, brilliant personal skills and forges really good relationships. She is able to anticipate how the FCA is going to react.

Chambers UK 2025

Alexandra has a really handy attitude, looks across all the client base and brings learning from other clients to the work she's doing with us.

Chambers UK 2025

Alexandra supports excellently through fund launches.

Chambers UK 2025

She provides on-point advice and a high level of care and service.

Chambers UK 2022

She is hugely helpful and knowledgeable.

Chambers UK 2022

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