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LK Shields Solicitors LLP Offices

LK Shields Solicitors LLP
38 UPPER MOUNT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
Visit website 353 1 661 0866 353 1 661 0883

David Naughton

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+353 1 661 0866 dnaughton@lkshields.ie

Work Department

Financial Services

Position

David specialises in financial services law. He primarily advises on the authorisation, launch and ongoing operation of all types of investment funds across the liquidity spectrum.

David regularly advises asset managers on the laws and regulations applicable to both UCITS and AIF investment funds domiciled in Ireland, with a particular focus on the application of AIFMD, the use of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) and the regulation of fund management companies in Ireland.

He also provides general investment management support and advice on the regulatory obligations that asset managers contend with.

His notable achievements include the delivery of the first ICAV authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as both an alternative investment fund and as an internally-managed alternative investment fund manager.

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Ireland > Capital markets

LK Shields Solicitors LLP continues to handle a steady workflow of note issuance programmes. The group has an established track record in assisting fund promoters with the structuring, establishing and listing of SPVs and funds for issuing debt. Practice head David Williams fields extensive expertise in securitisations, and David Naughton is well versed in advising on debt capital markets matters.

Ireland > Investment funds

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has a long history in the investment funds sector, including the authorisation, launch, and ongoing operation of UCITS and AIF funds. The team has extensive knowledge of AIFMD, ICAV and ILP structures. David Naughton is now head of the team and former partner David Wiliams became a consultant in July 2023.

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