Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
Global Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 2
Contact number
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Provided by Dechert LLP
Doing business successfully in Asia Pacific requires commitment, local knowledge and adaptability. Faced with complex regulations and business practices, incoming investors appreciate counsel that combines robust representation with respect for local sensitivities. Asian corporations, in turn, often require a law firm with sophisticated commercial judgment and cross-border capabilities when establishing or expanding a footprint outside the region.
Recognized internationally as a leading adviser for the hedge fund industry, Dechert is the firm of choice for many of the world’s largest hedge fund and emerging fund managers seeking comprehensive, cross-border service. Our lawyers help clients launch funds, raise capital, achieve tax efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. We advise hedge and alternative asset/strategy funds that engage in private equity/activist strategies through the use of tailored fund structures.
Private equity funds headquartered in Asia Pacific and funds investing in the region call on Dechert for advice at every phase of the investment life cycle. We help private equity sponsors to form funds and assist as they raise capital by structuring, negotiating and executing investments on their behalf. We structure funds for good governance and strive at all times for cost and tax efficiency, executing transactions that maximize portfolio value and, ultimately, help achieve successful exits.
Chambers Review
Dechert's legal team has a broad funds practice frequently engaged by asset management clients to advise on the authorisation, listing and regulatory maintenance of registered funds. The firm provides particular expertise with regard to unit trusts and mutual funds. Its extensive offshore experience covers formation, structuring and management, and the firm has a strong record of advising on cross-border mandates. It is active counsel on hedge and hybrid fund formations and increasingly involved in the private equity sphere.
Hong Kong-based Michael Wong and Singapore-based Dean Collins are the key contacts.
Work Highlights
- Dechert assisted Capital Square Partners Management with the formation of a USD700 million fund involving the acquisition of certain portfolio assets from certain earlier vintage funds managed by Capital Square Partners and Basil Technology Partners.
- Dechert represented IMM Investment Global in the formation of the IMM Global Venture Opportunity Fund.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has extensive experience of fund formation and fundraising across multiple jurisdictions. They provide practical and upfront insights about the roadmap and evolution of the full process, from structure to first close and final close."
"Dechert has demonstrated structural thinking in its deal evaluation and can evaluate relevant matters as a whole. It has a strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team has extensive experience of fund formation and fundraising across multiple jurisdictions. They provide practical and upfront insights about the roadmap and evolution of the full process, from structure to first close and final close."
"Dechert has demonstrated structural thinking in its deal evaluation and can evaluate relevant matters as a whole. It has a strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters."