Mina specialises in Financial Regulation and Investment Funds.

Mina advises clients on a wide range of legal and regulatory investment fund matters including the structuring, establishment, maintenance and operation of all types of funds including UCITS and AIFs. He also advises on fitness and probity compliance, AML, and sustainable finance.

Mina’s advises Fintech clients with licensing requirements and regulatory compliance to include Crowdfunding Regulations, MiFID II, PSD2 and the E-Money Regulations, and public and private debt capital markets (issuances of listed and unlisted debt securities) and securitisation transactions.

Experience

  • Advised a fund promoter on the establishment of an Irish investment limited partnership.
  • Advised an investment advisor on the establishment of its QIAIF ICAV private equity fund offering.
  • Advised a large state cornerstone investor on their investments and negotiating terms relevant to their investment.
  • Assisting a UCITS ManCo with the ongoing operation of its investment funds in Ireland.
  • Advised a venture capital fund manager on the launching of new dedicated sub-funds as part of an existing Irish QIAIF umbrella platform.
  • Advising on the authorisation of MIFID investment firms and fund management companies.
  • Advising Irish service providers on all aspects of their legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.
  • Advising firms seeking authorisation as an E-Money Institution.
  • Advised on the Irish law aspects of a €350 million note programme, subsequent debt issuances and annual approval by Euronext Dublin.

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  • Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors
    Law Society of Ireland
  • BCL
    University College Dublin

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