Vincent Coyne

Partner

Vincent is a Partner in William Fry’s Asset Management & Investment Funds Department and advises a wide variety of clients on regulatory and structural issues associated with the establishment and management of investment funds in Ireland.

He has significant experience in advising both Alternative Funds and UCITS (using both traditional and alternative strategies) as well as advising on the authorisation of UCITS and alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs).

Recent significant deals include advising:

a U.K. based, sustainability focused private equity firm on its new fund structures and the establishment of its alternative fund management business in Ireland
a leading international bank on the process of transitioning their funds products to comply with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regime
a diversified equity REIT on its joint venture arrangements with an ICAV and the associated investment advisory and development management arrangements in respect of a significant property development in Dublin
a major fund manager on the launch of a risk premia UCITS fund, with portfolio construction designed to provide exposure to risk premia strategies such as fundamental, carry and momentum strategies.

Vincent is a member of the Irish Funds Events Working Group. His work has been shortlisted by the Financial Times in the Innovative Lawyers Awards.

2025 Legal 500

"Vincent Coyne is a commercially astute and technically excellent practitioner." "Vincent Coyne heads up a market leading funds practice that has seen significant growth in the last number of years. We have experience of Vincent advising clients objectively and diligently and steering them through complex and often difficult challenges."

2025 Chambers Global

"Vincent provides fair and balanced advice and is readily available." "He's responsive, commercial and able to distill issues down but still give you the confidence that he completely understands the range of issues." "Vincent is really good at dealing with the regulator, being really balanced in his approach." "Vincent Coyne provides considered and consistently high-value input."

2025 Chambers Europe

"Vincent Coyne provides considered and consistently high-value input." "Vincent is really good at dealing with the regulator, being really balanced in his approach." "He's responsive, commercial and able to distil issues down but still give you the confidence that he completely understands the range of issues." "Vincent provides fair and balanced advice and is readily available."

2025 IFLR 1000

Vincent is ranked as Highly Regarded in IFLR 1000 for Asset Management & Investment Funds.