John Verwey > Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
110 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2N 4AY
England
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Work Department

Private Investment Funds

Position

John Verwey is a partner in Proskauer’s Private Funds Group. John advises on a wide number of regulatory issues at a national UK and European level, including firm authorisations, appointed representative arrangements, change in control, market abuse. He represents a variety of clients that range from small start-up fund managers to established global fund advisers and managers.

A particular area of focus for John is Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).  This includes advising on pre-marketing and marketing strategies for fund managers, advising on the Level One and Lever Two requirements under AIFMD and implementing UK rules and legislation, and advising on the organizational and conduct of business requirements under MiFID II.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

Praised as ‘pragmatic and diplomatic’, Proskauer Rose LLP’s cross-practice group acts for private asset managers, including private funds, hedge funds and portfolio managers, on AIFMD-related matters, ESG issues, fintech cases and fund formations, in addition to associated M&A and private equity transactions. Private funds expert John Verwey leads the team and advises on firm authorisations, appointed representative arrangements, change in control and market abuse matters.