Email André André Zerafa Vcard Managing Partner | Malta André Zerafa co-heads Ganado Advocates’ investment services and funds team. André regularly advises promoters on various corporate, regulatory and other legal issues involved in the setting up of asset management firms, administrators, custodians, prime brokers and securitisation vehicles. He also specialises in the structuring and establishment of alternative investment funds, UCITS funds and other retail funds. André was involved in the setting up of the first segregated patrimony umbrella fund in Malta. His team also advises one of Malta’s largest banks on their range of retail funds. André is particularly knowledgeable on the structuring of Maltese limited partnerships and contractual funds. André also acts as an external examiner and tutor at the University of Malta (Faculty of Laws). He is also a council member of the Maltese Institute of Financial Services Practitioners. As from March 2021, André assumed the role of Managing Partner of Ganado Advocates. He is also an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Languages: English, Italian, Maltese André Zerafa maintains a top-tier ranking due to extensive endorsement from clients, who praise his expertise in investment services and fund structures. They describe him as “knowledgeable, practical and responsive.”Chambers Global, 2020 Practice areas Asset management Capital markets Corporate & commercial Derivatives Financial services regulation Fund custody Governance & company secretarial Investment funds Investment services & funds Investment services regulation Structured finance & securitisation 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 Latest insights 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 by André Zerafa July 20, 2018 International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Equity 2018 by André Zerafa More insights