André Zerafa

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Managing Partner | Malta

André Zerafa is the managing partner of the firm and co-heads the investment services and funds practice. André advises promoters on various corporate, regulatory and other legal issues around the operation and licensing of asset management firms, administrators, custodians, prime brokers and securitisation vehicles. He specialises in the structuring and establishment of alternative investment funds.

André assists institutional investors and financial firms in doing business in Malta through various types of structures. More recently, his focus has shifted towards ESG and sustainable finance and is one of the firm’s leaders in this area.

André chairs the Wealth/Asset Management Pillar within the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (MFSAC). He acts as a council member of the Maltese Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) and is an external examiner and tutor at the University of Malta (Faculty of Laws).

André is an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Languages:

English, Italian, Maltese

Andre Zerafa is one of Malta’s leading lawyers and broadly recognised as a leader in the funds and investment services sector. Chambers Global, 2024

Practice areas

Career & education

Career:
  • Ganado Advocates, Managing Partner: 2021
  • Ganado Advocates, Partner: 2009
  • Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2007
  • Ganado Advocates, Associate: 2000
Education:
  • Master of Laws (LL.M) (Banking & Finance), 2000 (London)
  • Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 1999 (Malta)
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A), 1996 (Malta)
Memberships:
  • Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
  • Member of the Chamber of Advocates
  • Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners
  • Member of the International Bar Association

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January 21, 2019

Maltese funds as family office structures

by André Zerafa

August 28, 2018

Managing and valuing hard to value assets: a legal perspective

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July 20, 2018

International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Equity 2018

by André Zerafa

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