Linklaters’ investment management practice specialises in fund formation and asset management regulatory and transactional matters, and is widely recognised as one of the leading investment management practices across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
The firm has helped to structure and represent investment funds that have raised over US$150 billion of capital over the last four years. Leading investment management companies, investment and commercial banks and institutional investors rely on the firm’s expertise in private investment funds, regulated investment funds, primarily based in Luxembourg and the UK, and listed funds and ‘permanent capital vehicles’.
Linklaters has structured some of the world’s largest private equity funds, open and closed-end real estate funds, open and closed-end funds in Luxembourg, infrastructure funds and closed-end, listed funds. An active hedge fund practice advises on numerous asset classes and strategies, including equity and equity-linked products, distressed securities, derivatives-based investment programmes and real estate securities. Linklaters has long been pre-eminent in both mature and emerging markets, leading the way in China, India and Russia funds, Islamic finance products and stable, yet flexible, multi-jurisdictional real estate investment vehicles. Working on a cross- practice and office basis, Linklaters’ investment management team thrives on complex, challenging cross-border products that bridge disciplines and regulatory regimes. Few other firms can boast of market-leading practices around the globe with the bench depth and breadth of experience of Linklaters’ investment management group.
The firm’s investment management team is able to call on unrivalled global multi-disciplinary expertise in tax, executive compensation and benefits, capital markets, banking and securities regulation (FRG), mergers and acquisitions, real estate, restructuring and insolvency and derivatives and structured products. Linklaters advises on multi-jurisdictional offerings, hybrid investment products, parallel and master-feeder products in the most tax-efficient way for both investors and fund managers.
