Simmons & Simmons has a highly specialised global financial, asset management and investment funds team. We advise on the full range of legal and regulatory issues for financial institutions, institutional and specialist asset management firms internationally, and are recognised by the legal directories and the industry as being one of the leading firms in the sector.

Our Asset Management and Investment Funds sector specialises in:

The focus of our practice is on five subsectors

• hedge funds
• private equity funds
• real estate & infrastructure funds
• institutional managers
• sovereign wealth funds and other lead investors.

We advise sector stakeholders on the full range of legal and implementation issues relating to fund formation, investments by the funds, regulatory considerations and the structuring of the investment managers.

International reach

We have a global presence with the international team primarily operating in Europe, the Middle East and Asia we have more than 200 lawyers worldwide focussed on the sector

Commitment to innovation

elexica: an award winning, free online resource
navigator: online guidance on global regulations relating to funds, fund registrations, closed-ended products, securities, derivatives and share disclosure

Commitment to clients

• we advise 37 of the top 50 European hedge fund managers and 16 of the top 20 US hedge fund managers
• we advise 14 of the top 20 Global Asset Management firms and 15 of the Top 20 European Asset Managers by AUM
• the team is recognised by its clients for it’s excellence
• we act for a number of the world’s largest Sovereign Wealth Funds
• our expertise across a range of asset classes including real estate, commodities, energy, financial investments, derivatives and equities puts us in a great position to advise managers on legal issues.

Our Asset Management practice is recognised across the globe and has received a number of recent awards, including Best Onshore Law Firm – Client Service at the HFM European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2017 & HFM Asia Hedge Fund Services Awards 2017, Best Regulatory Practice at the Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2017 and 2016, Asset Management Team of the Year at the Financial News Awards for Excellence in Legal Services 2016, Best Onshore Law Firm at the HFM European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2016 and Best Law Firm for Asset Management at the AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards 2016