Deirdre Haugh

Since joining Kirkland, Deirdre has worked on the following matters: 

• Advising Nordic Capital on the close of its Evolution Fund II at €2 billion hard cap

• Advising on the application of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and related legislation, the rules and guidance of the FCA and EU legislation such as MiFID, MiFID II, AIFMD, MAR and PRIIPs

• Advising on fund structuring, operational matters and cross border marketing under the AIFMD, particularly in relation to pan-European and global private equity funds

• Advising on M&A and private equity transactions involving the financial services sector and AIFMD implications

• Advising on establishment and authorisation of UK firms under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including, in relation to regulatory permissions and exemptions, the business plan, the use of appointed representatives and third party AIFMs and on the application for or variation of Part 4A permissions

• Advising on governance and compliance arrangements, including design and implementation of systems, controls, policies and procedures, such as those relating to conflicts of interest, market abuse, remuneration and product governance

• Advising on the UK market abuse regime, including in relation to inside information, insider dealing and non-disclosure agreements

Prior to joining Kirkland, Deirdre worked on the following matters:

• Advising on contentious and non-contentious issues arising from regulatory breaches, including in a previous role advising on an FCA-supervised remediation programme, regulatory investigation and enforcement action

• Advising on various aspects of the UCITS Directive, including on establishment, management and appointments to third party UCITS platforms, cross-border marketing, eligible assets, investment restrictions and limits, remuneration rules, admission of UCITS exchange traded funds to the LSE and other operational matters

Ropes & Gray International LLP, London

• Associate (2015–2017)

First State Investments, London

• Secondee Legal Counsel (2014–2015)

Matheson Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland

• Solicitor (2012–2015)

• Trainee Solicitor (2010–2012)