Michael Barr is a Partner in the Corporate Department and focuses on various aspects of mutual funds law and regulation and on the establishment, authorisation and listing of funds in Ireland.
He advises on the setting-up of various types of UCITS and non-UCITS Irish regulated funds. Michael has also set up various unregulated structures. He also works with fund service providers in connection with custody, administration, prime brokerage and other service agreements. Michael has significant experience in general corporate law which is of much benefit to our funds industry clients.
He has advised: Citi Group in respect of their Irish UCITS III range of funds; the Carlyle Group in setting up a Qualifying Investor Fund focusing on debt assets; Majedie Asset Management in the conversion of their professional investor fund into a UCITS III fund; Deutsche Bank in respect of their UCITS III platform; Key Capital regarding their CLO equity funds; AEGON and Smith & Williamson in respect of their UCITS III platforms, and Prudential M&G in respect of their loan fund platforms. Michael has also advised on the establishment of Irish regulated funds investing in life settlement policies.
Michael is recommended in PLC Which Lawyer? 2009, Chambers Europe 2008, 2009 and 2010 and The Legal 500 2007 and 2010 in the area of investment funds. He is a member of the Alternative Investment Committee of the Irish Funds Industry Association. He has been published on a number of legal topics and has tutored in the Law Society of Ireland.