Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo
Partner
London
Tatziana co-heads our London Investment Funds Group.
She has over 21 years’ experience, including 14 years practicing Cayman Islands law.
Throughout her career, Tatziana has acted for major financial institutions, investment funds and asset managers based in London, New York and Hong Kong. This includes launching many of the world’s largest institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers. Tatziana has also advised on leading hedge fund launches over the past 14 years – her clients include managers starting their first funds as well as those managing the largest funds.
Tatziana’s experience includes structuring hedge funds, private-equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds, and accommodating seed and strategic investments. She also regularly advises fund clients in fintech, particularly investment managers launching fund cryptocurrency or digital asset funds.
As well as this, Tatziana advises on all legal aspects affecting funds. This includes launching new products, restructurings and acquisitions, as well as regulatory, contentious and governance issues.
Tatziana is a frequent speaker at the International Bar Association. She has also written about issues facing the investment management industry, including Cayman structuring considerations for the Alternative Investment Management Association Journal.
Throughout her career, Tatziana has acted for major financial institutions, investment funds and asset managers based in London, New York and Hong Kong. This includes launching many of the world’s largest institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers. Tatziana has also advised on leading hedge fund launches over the past 14 years – her clients include managers starting their first funds as well as those managing the largest funds.
Tatziana’s experience includes structuring hedge funds, private-equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds, and accommodating seed and strategic investments. She also regularly advises fund clients in fintech, particularly investment managers launching fund cryptocurrency or digital asset funds.
As well as this, Tatziana advises on all legal aspects affecting funds. This includes launching new products, restructurings and acquisitions, as well as regulatory, contentious and governance issues.
Tatziana is a frequent speaker at the International Bar Association. She has also written about issues facing the investment management industry, including Cayman structuring considerations for the Alternative Investment Management Association Journal.
Her knowledge of the alternatives industry, particularly hedge funds and startups, is second to none. I love how she cuts to the chase when it comes to new legal or regulatory developments. Tatziana is also very plugged in with the asset management industry. Her enthusiasm for client service coupled with her technical knowledge makes her the perfect go-to person for any client’s Cayman needs.
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Experience and recent work
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Cayman Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
- France (not practising)
- Spain (not practising)
- Luxembourg (not practising)
- New York (not practising)
2025 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Tatziana's experience makes launching a fund in the Cayman Islands easy, efficient and effortless."
2024 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Tatziana is fantastic. She knows what she's talking about. She has won the mandate for every single big fund launch I've worked on in the last ten years."
2023 - Legal 500 UK - Offshore - Band 1
2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Tatziana Paraguacuto is fantastically experienced – she’s seen it all and knows exactly what does and doesn’t work in practice – not just in theory."
2022 - Chambers and Partners UK - Band 3 - "She has been fantastic to work with - extremely smart, commercial and responsive." "Her knowledge of the alternatives industry, particularly hedge funds and startups, is second to none. I love how she cuts to the chase when it comes to new legal or regulatory developments. Tatziana is also very plugged in with the asset management industry. Her enthusiasm for client service coupled with her technical knowledge makes her the perfect go-to person for any client’s Cayman needs."
Tatziana is the go-to person for new fund launches in London, and is widely acclaimed in the industry by GC and COO networks. She is recognised as Leading Cayman legal counsel for UK start-up Hedge Fund Managers and previously listed as a Leading Women in Hedge Funds (short list of 50 Women globally).
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