Featured Premium Sponsor November 2024: Universal Investment Ireland

Universal Investment Ireland is proud to be working with Irish Funds to make their joined expertise more accessible to the financial community around the world. They offer a combination of an experienced ManCo as well as AIFM and efficient Fund Admin services, plus active Distribution capabilities for asset managers.

Metzler Ireland, one of the first ManCos in Ireland established in the 1990s, was acquired by Universal Investment Group in 2021. Likewise, Universal Investment Group is one of the pioneers in the fund industry in Germany and Luxembourg. By combining experienced teams and a powerful platform, they can offer one of the best possible services to Irish domiciled funds. Now firmly established, they are here to stay.

Universal Investment Group is one of Europe's leading fund service platforms and Super ManCos, with around EUR 1,147 billion in assets under administration, over 5,000 fund and investment mandates and a workforce of around 1,700 at locations in Frankfurt am Main, Luxembourg, Dublin, London, Paris, Stockholm and Krakow. Founded in 1968, the company is backed by lead investor Montagu, a renowned PE company and co investor CPP Investments, one of the worldwide largest pension funds. Universal Investment is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (as per 31 August 2024).