Ian Meade

Partner

Areas of Focus

Ian Meade

Partner

imeade@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Advises asset managers on structuring and establishing investment funds, negotiating managed account structures and regulatory issues.
  • Represents asset managers with regard to structuring and implementing investment transactions.

Ian Meade 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.

Prior to joining Akin Gump, Ian was a partner at a large London-based international law firm. He is a frequent writer and speaker on hedge funds and related topics at industry conferences internationally.

"He has exceptional experience and he gives answers which are sensitive to our practical business needs."
Chambers UK, 2021

Bar Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions
  • Chambers UK, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2016 to 2024.
  • The Legal 500 UK, Leading Individual: Hedge Funds, 2022-2024, Hedge Funds, 2014-2022.
  • Chambers Europe, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2015 to 2022.
  • Chambers Global, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2017 to 2021.
  • Who’s Who Legal, Private Funds – Formation, 2020.
Speeches and Publications
  • “Private Funds Rule Unveiled: A Look Ahead,” MFA Legal & Compliance London 2023, November 2023.

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