Kate McDermott is a financial services regulatory associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Kate has experience advising alternative investment funds, fund managers and financial institutions across a variety of regulatory matters focusing on UK and EU financial regulation including AIFMD, MiFID II, MAR, UK FSMA, SFDR and EMIR.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kate was involved in the following representative matters:
Advising IK Partners on the close of its Fund X at €3.3 billion hard cap.
Advising Apex Group on the acquisition of MJ Hudson Businesses.
Advising on the establishment, marketing, structuring, on-going maintenance and closure of AIFs.
Advising on the application of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and related legislation, the rules and guidance of the FCA and EU single market legislation such as MiFID II and AIFMD.
Advising asset managers on the impact of Brexit on their operations in the UK and EU.
Advising on the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions involving financial services, including assisting with the preparation of change in control applications.
Prior Experience
Trainee Solicitor, K&L Gates LLP, 2020–2022
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2022, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law SchoolLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction2020
