Simmons & Simmons (Sponsoring Partner)

Our hedge fund practice has been providing authoritative advice to hedge fund sponsors and managers since this dynamic industry was first established in Europe.

A market leader, we act for many of the best known hedge fund managers. Our clients include both specialist hedge fund firms and many institutional fund management houses based in the UK and across Europe, the US and Asia.

With the largest hedge fund team of any UK law firm, we provide the full range of legal services required by hedge fund clients, including: funds, regulatory, prime brokerage and derivatives documentation, ownership structures, M&A, taxation, employment, intellectual property, IT and litigation.

The quality of our practice has been recognised as follows: Simmons & Simmons has been named Best European Law Firm of the Year at the reader-nominated HedgeWeek Awards 2012. The firm has also been awarded The Leading Law Firm at the Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2012 – this is the second year running that the firm has won the double accolade.