Law firm Maples and Calder has announced the promotion of nine of its senior lawyers in Europe, including the appointment of Michelle Barry as partner in its Luxembourg funds and investment management practice. Amundi announced the creation of its first Equity Capital Markets desk, to be headed by Luc Mouzon. Capital Group meanwhile has appointed Kat Ferris to the newly created role of Head of Product Development for Europe and Asia.
Michelle Barry
Cayman Islands-based Maples, which has been present in Luxembourg since 2007, said Michelle Barry (pictured) was promoted to partner at its funds and investment management practice. She has been with the firm for over three years and advises clients on a wide variety of legal, regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular focus on the structuring, establishment, ongoing operation, and regulation of all forms of Luxembourg domiciled investment funds, including private equity and private debt funds.
Barry’s experience also includes acting for a wide range of fund service providers, including investment managers, administrators, depositaries, management companies, and AIFMs, said the international law firm which also appointed four new partners and five counsels to its Dublin, London, Jersey and Luxembourg law firms, further strengthening its deep bench of expertise in the region.
Luc Mouzon
Amundi, one of Europe’s largest asset managers, said Luc Mouzon will head its new Equity Capital Markets desk, to be known as its first “ECM desk”. The aim of this desk is to provide investors with access to Europe’s equity raising operations, as European companies are poised to increasingly tap equity markets for their financing needs in the coming years. The newly created desk will aim to help banks gauge investor appetite for upcoming equity issuances, including in particular IPOs as well, said Amundi.
“In the current market context, it is paramount to be in the position to offer our clients access to Europe’s most dynamic investment opportunities,” said Vincent Mortier, Chief Investment officer at Amundi, in a press release. “I am convinced the Amundi ECM desk will act as a partner of choice for European companies in their IPOs process, and will ultimately contribute to reinforcing the attractiveness of Europe as a financial centre.”
Kat Ferris
Los Angeles-based Capital Group, an investment firm with more than 2.700 billion dollars in assets under management, said it appointed Kat Ferris in a newly created role of Head of Product Development for Europe and Asia. Based in London, she will report to Alexandra Haggard, Head of Product and Investment Services for Europe and Asia.
Ferris, with more than 16 years of experience in asset management, will build and lead a team responsible for product development, governance and product management of Capital Group’s investment range for clients in Europe and Asia. Her responsibilities will include overseeing new fund launches across equity, fixed income and multi-asset as the firm expands its offering for investors.
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