Declan McHugh

Jan 24, 2025 | mondaq.com | Mark Weir |Declan McHugh |Kieran Fox

Europe is home to more than 3,000 institutional investors,including some of the world's largest pension funds, renownedfor their market-beating investment strategies. Behind thesereturns are assets under management of more than €22 trillion,of which nearly €7.9 trillion (US$8.5 trillion) is inalternative investment funds ("AIFs"), making Europe thesecond-largest market for alternative investments globally behindthe United States.

Jun 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Christina McCarthy |Declan McHugh |Kieran Fox

With 2024 has come new developments for alternative investment managers and the investors looking to allocate to long term asset classes. The update to the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) fund structure, known as "ELTIF 2.0," came into force on 10 January 2024, with fund managers looking for new solutions on how to navigate the changes.

Oct 18, 2023 | mondaq.com | Christina McCarthy |Declan McHugh |Kieran Fox

When it was first introduced in 2015, the European Long-Term Investment Fund ("ELTIF") was a turning point for alternative investment fund ("AIF") management. Recent enhancements to the platform adopted by the European Parliament mean that it might be a good time for fund managers to take a new look at the ELTIF and how it can work as a capital-raising tool for investors—including those looking to back the European Green Deal.