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, Hamish trained at a large London-based international law firm and spent time on secondment at a London-based hedge fund.
"He strikes the balance between having a great legal mind and being commercial."
