Hamish Annandale
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Hedge Funds
- Credit Funds
- Seeding Transactions
- Investment Management & Private Equity
- Global Investment Adviser Regulatory
- Fund Manager Transactions
- Fund Formation
- Advises managers in the investment management industry, assisting with the formation and ongoing operation of alternative investment products.
- Counsels clients on third-party investments in funds and managed accounts, and negotiates investment management mandates.
Hamish Annandale focuses primarily on the investment management industry, advising managers on the structuring, formation and operation of their alternative investment products, including hedge funds, credit funds, hybrid funds and co-investment arrangements.
Hamish advises on a wide variety of issues related to the formation and ongoing operation of alternative investment funds, including:
- Launching of hedge funds and credit funds.
- Legal considerations for segregated account agreements and managed account platforms.
- Side-letter and investment negotiations.
- Co-investment and standalone single-deal transactions.
- Spin-outs and seed capital arrangements.
- “Upper tier” structuring.
- Investment manager restructurings.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Hamish trained at a large London-based international law firm and spent time on secondment at a London-based hedge fund.
EducationL.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2010
LL.B., BPP University Law School, England, 2009
M.B.A.L.S., BPP University, 2011
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2010
LL.B., BPP University Law School, England, 2009
M.B.A.L.S., BPP University, 2011
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales
- Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars, Investment Funds, 2022.
- Chambers Europe, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2022.
- The Legal 500 UK, Rising Star: Hedge Funds, 2020 to 2024.
- Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars, Investment Funds, 2021.
- Chambers Europe, Associates to Watch, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2021.
- Chambers UK, Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, 2021-2024.