Patrick Brandt Email & Phone Number

County Dublin, Ireland

Experience advising:HSBC International as underwriters to HSBC Holdings' issue of regulatory capital and TLAC debt securitiesVantiv, Inc. in respect of its takeover of WorldpayPayPal in respect of its acquisitions of iZettle and HyperwalletRoyal Bank of Scotland with regulatory approval requirements that arose from the sale of its interest in Tesco Bank to TescoBlackRock in relation to its purchase of MGPA, Macquarie’s real estate funds businessBlackRock in relation to its purchase of Credit Suisse’s ETF business based in Ireland, Luxembourg and SwitzerlandXL Group on its acquisition of Catlin Group and its subsequent re-domestication from Ireland to BermudaJanus Capital on the regulatory aspects of its merger with Henderson Global InvestorsBanks and investment managers on a variety of issues arising from the remuneration requirements found in CRD IV, the AIFMD and MIFID. Advising an international banking group on the application of the EU bonus cap to its operationsIssuers and underwriters on the application of the Market Abuse Regulation to their capital raising plans

Of Counsel specialising in financial services issues and regulatory matters.Advising BlackRock in relation to its purchase of MGPA, Macquarie’s real estate funds business. Transaction was named “Global Deal of the Year” for 2013 by PERE Magazine. Advising BlackRock in relation to its purchase of Credit Suisse’s European ETF business. Advising the founding principals of Trailstone LLC in their departure from Deutsche Bank AG and in the formation and capitalisation of a global energy and commodities investment and trading platform. Advising TPG on its acquisition of The Warranty Group, an extended warranty focused insurance group. Advising the NASDAQ OMX Group on the acquisition of the eSpeed platform for electronic trading in US Treasury securities from BGC Partners. Drafting EU regulatory disclosures for numerous SEC 10-K and IPO filings. Advising on market abuse issues. Advising new EU entrants and family offices on regulatory perimeter and fund marketing issues. Assisting applicants for authorisation with an assessment of their solo and consolidated capital requirements. Advising private equity and hedge fund managers on the application of the AIFMD and local private placement regimes to their marketing plans. Advising buy-side clients on EMIR application to their EU operations. Advising on sundry MIFID related issues including MIFID-scope and exemptions, transaction reporting requirements, dealing commission and future MIFID 2 application to trading platforms. Coordinating multiple regulatory change of control applications in the UK, the EU and the Asia Pacific. Advising investment managers and banks on a variety of issues arising from the remuneration requirements found in CRD IV, the AIFMD and MIFID. Advising an international banking group on the application of the EU bonus cap. Advising on the impact of the EU’s single banking regulator and EU bank recovery and resolution laws.

Partner in the financial services group specialising in regulatory issues.

London, United Kingdom

Part of team focussing on financial services regulatory issues

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Ma, Law

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