Lora Froud Partner

Partner

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Lora advises clients on the structuring and operation of onshore and offshore investment funds, both regulated and unregulated, and also advises on all legal aspects of asset management. She specialises in regulated funds.

Her clients include operators, asset managers, depositaries and custodians of investment funds. Advice is wide ranging and incorporates restructurings and reorganisations, outsourcing and hosting arrangements, investment management agreements, depositary agreements and platform and distribution arrangements.

In addition she regularly assists clients with related EU
and UK regulatory and compliance matters. She has particular experience in advising on the UCITS regime, AIFMD, MiFID and ESG developments.

Lora is an active participant in Investment Association initiatives and was heavily involved in advising the FCA and the IA on the regulatory framework for the Long Term Asset Fund. She is also on the Alternative Investment Management Association working groups in relation to UCITS, AIFMD and Liquid Alternatives and is on the IBA’s Investment Funds Committee.

Lora is ranked as a leading individual in the retail funds space by a leading legal directory, The UK Legal 500, and is listed in The Lawyers Hot 100 2020.

Expertise

Recent work

Link Fund Solution

Advising Link Fund Solutions on the funds aspects of entering into a definitive agreement to sell the business and certain assets of its independent UK authorised fund management business to the Waystone Group.

J O Hambro Capital Management Group

Advising J O Hambro Capital Management Group on the launch of its Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste fund, the second of the group’s UK ESG integrated funds.

FundRock Partners and Octopus

Advising FundRock Partners and Octopus on the launch of FP Octopus UK Future Generations Fund, a fund operated by FundRock Partners and managed by Octopus Investments with a sustainable investment mandate.

Jupiter

Advising Jupiter on the post acquisition integration of the Merian fund range.

Quilter Investors

Advising Quilter Investors on the restructuring of its fund range as part of the wider transaction which separates its single-strategy and multi-asset businesses, previously combined as Old Mutual Global Investors.

Daily dealing fund

Advising on the establishment of a pioneering daily dealing fund investing in private market investments targeting defined contribution pension scheme investors.

Regulatory implications of Brexit

Advising on the potential financial services regulatory implications of Brexit for several large global asset managers.

Direct-to-retail fund offering

Advising on the establishment of a new direct-to-retail fund offering.

Rationalisation of the regulated fund range

Advising on the ongoing rationalisation of the regulated fund range of several large global asset managers.

Acquisition of a stake in a financial services group

Advising on the acquisition of a stake in a financial services group comprising networks of financial advisers, various technology platforms for financial advisers and a regulated fund range.

Numerous formations and restructurings

Advising on numerous formations and restructurings of regulated funds including “liquid alternatives”.

Updating prospectuses and investment management agreements

Advising on updating prospectuses, investment management agreements and other service provider agreements to provide for regulatory changes imposed by regimes such as UCITS V, AIFMD and MiFID II.

Quilter

Advising Quilter Investors on the launch of the Quilter Investors Timber Equity Fund which aims to achieve capital growth by investing in companies which support sustainable forestry and timber practices.

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What people are saying

"Lora Froud deserves particular mention as an expert in her field. Lora’s ability to get to the crux of issues and provide pragmatic solutions is exceptional. Lora is approachable, responsive and highly knowledgeable."

The UK Legal 500 2023