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Mr Ian Meade
Work Department
Partner; Investment Funds
Position
Ian Meade is a partner in Akin’s investment funds group. He advises asset managers, particularly hedge fund managers, on a broad range of issues relevant to their businesses. He is particularly experienced in structuring and establishing hedge funds and in the ongoing operations of those funds. He provides advice to asset managers on the negotiation of investments in funds and other products by institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies and a range of other institutional investors. Ian also advises clients on transactions involving asset management businesses and financial services regulatory matters. He is a frequent writer and speaker on hedge funds and related topics at industry conferences internationally.
To learn more about Mr. Meade, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ian-meade.html
Education
LL.M., Exeter University, 1997; LL.B., Exeter University, 1996.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
(Leading partners)Akin‘s funds team advises hedge fund managers on the structuring and launch of their investment vehicles, working across the firm’s network to provide support to clients operating across the globe. The practice is also well positioned to assist clients as they navigate a variety of regulatory regimes, including those in the US, UK and UAE. Jointly heading the team are Ian Meade, whose practice revolves around the structuring and launch of funds, and Tim Pearce, who assists hedge and credit managers, including startups, on fund launches and investment negotiations. Both are also able to provide regulatory advice. Hamish Annandale assists with the day-to-day issues affecting hedge and other alternative investment funds in addition to providing advice on fund launches and restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Hedge funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax