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Maples Group had the pleasure of acting for Xiaomi Corporation 小米集团 ("Xiaomi") in connection with Xiaomi's offering of US$800,000,000 2.875% Senior Bonds Due 2031...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") has announced today that a simplified merger notification procedure regime ("Simplified Procedure") will officially commence on 1 July 2020.

On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA"), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, issued a Public Statement (the "Statement") on how issuers...

The interpretation of a contract depends on the objective meaning of the words used in their commercial context.

In a recent determination by the Irish Tax Appeals Commission (Ref 94TACD2026) dated 23 June 2026, the Appeal Commissioner (“AC”) rejected an appeal by an independent contractor who claimed he should be correctly classified...

On 31 January 2022, the Irish government published the Transitional Protocol: Good Practice Guidance for Continuing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (the "Transitional Protocol") .

The Court of Appeal's decision in Bank of Ireland v Eteams (International) brings further important legal clarity for all forms of receivables finance transactions, as well as the ‘true sale' opinions given by lawyers in the context of such deals.

The enactment of EU Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (the "AIFMD") gave rise to considerable uncertainty as to whether structured finance vehicles would be considered alternative investment funds ("AIFs") under the AIFMD and therefore would be required by the AIFMD to appoint an authorised alternative investment fund manager ("AIFM") or be authorised themselves as AIFMs.

On 18 May 2021 the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published an industry letter (the "Letter") following the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") project to review...

The European Long Term Investment Fund ("ELTIF") is an EU fund product regime, designed to provide long-term stable returns by investing primarily in long-term investments, such as loans, infrastructure and private equity.

With ESG now an integral part of the conversation between managers and investors, the Maples Group recently hosted an ESG-focused roundtable to discuss key trends and developments in this space.

On 6 April 2016, ESMA issued a discussion paper on UCITS share classes (ESMA/2016/570, the "Discussion Paper").

This quarterly newsletter on financial services regulatory enforcement provides you with updates on regulatory and enforcement topics.

As the MIFID II dust settles, another new regulatory minefield on the horizon for fund managers is GDPR - the new pan-EU legislative framework for the protection of personal data. It comes into effect on 25 May 2018.

On 16 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") issued a Feedback Statement, three sets of draft Regulations and final Guidance on the Individual Accountability Framework ("IAF").

2016 has proved to be another successful year for the Irish funds industry. Notwithstanding increased geopolitical uncertainty, an increase in both (i) asset levels and (ii) number of funds are each reflective of the Irish funds industry's continuing and sustained growth.

The Irish office of leading international law firm, Maples and Calder, is delighted to announce the first registration with the Central Bank of Ireland of an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle.