Investment Funds: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
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Our Investment Funds Practice provides a comprehensive range of services including advising on the structuring, establishment and marketing of offshore and onshore retail and private investment funds investing in a spectrum of asset classes, the establishment and licensing of fund management companies, and industry-related regulatory compliance advice. We regularly advise on the listing of investment funds and have been involved in most of the listings of exchange traded funds on the Singapore Exchange.
Our private funds expertise includes the structuring of alternative investment funds, including private equity and hedge funds, and property/infrastructure funds. We have been involved in the establishment of some of the largest funds in the Asia Pacific region. We also advise corporate and institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and university endowments, on their investments in fund products.
Our clients include local and international fund managers, treasury and financial departments of some of Singapore’s most well-known companies, sovereign wealth funds and major local and international institutions in the banking, securities and financial services industries.
Chambers Review
Allen & Gledhill has a well-known investment funds department with a deep bench of seasoned funds lawyers. The team advises clients within the fund management industry, including on the structuring and formation of private equity, real estate and venture capital funds. It offers additional expertise in listings and the development of REITs and other real estate securitisations. The team acts for major local and international fund managers, financial institutions and government entities. It also assists with the registration or recognition of collective investment schemes. The firm has a long tradition of advising investors on the structuring of private equity property funds. The law firm's clients feature Hildrics Capital, New Forests Asia and CSOP Asset Management.
Work Highlights
- Allen & Gledhill advised GLP as Singapore counsel on the establishment of GLP China Income Partners V, a private real estate fund established as a Cayman Islands limited partnership with a portfolio of modern logistics assets located in China.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allen & Gledhill is a market leader in this area and has a good understanding of market practice. Accordingly, it has the expertise and experience to deal with complex and sophisticated matters that other law firms in this area may not necessarily have."
"The team is extremely responsive and is able to meet our timelines. In many circumstances, we ask for very tight turnaround times and the team is able to deliver in every instance."
"Allen & Gledhill is a market leader in this area and has a good understanding of market practice. Accordingly, it has the expertise and experience to deal with complex and sophisticated matters that other law firms in this area may not necessarily have."
"The team is extremely responsive and is able to meet our timelines. In many circumstances, we ask for very tight turnaround times and the team is able to deliver in every instance."
Notable Practitioners
Jerry Koh has notable expertise advising on the formation of REITs. He also offers a depth of experience in the private equity and venture capital fund spaces.
Sarah Teo is an experienced funds specialist who specialises in retail collective investment schemes. Her practice includes both establishment of schemes and regulatory issues.
"Sarah provides prompt and practical advice. She is well versed with the regulatory framework for Singapore fund registrations, and makes time for informal discussions."
"Sarah is always responsive and hands-on and provides advice that is commercially viable."
Lai Shieh Lin has a notable practice advising on the formation and registration of funds, with particular expertise on retail offerings.
"Shieh Lin is an excellent lawyer. She is very aware of market developments and is able to guide us through complicated registration issues in a timely and responsive manner."
"Shieh Lin is highly experienced in this field and she is able to lead the team to deliver the completion of the project within a tight timeline given."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Singapore
Members
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Head of Department
Jonathan Lee
Pee Hua Long
Head of Department
Yuen Ping Foong
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