Following shortly after its launch of a consulting service aimed at wealthy families and businesses, law firm Withers announced it is setting up a pan-European investments funds practice.

Matthew Feargrieve, formerly of Appleby’s, who advises managers, private clients and investors particularly in Switzerland and the UK, will be based in Withers’ Zurich office, it said in a statement.

The firm’s international investment management and financial services practice works with the funds industry and international investors. It draws on expertise of the firm’s wealth planning and tax structuring teams, amongst others, to provide a legal service.

Earlier this week, Withers rolled out a consulting services group aimed at family offices and entrepreneurs, highlighting how this business area is increasingly important for such firms. The new unit is to be called Withers Consulting Group, operated as an independent business and it launches at the start of April.