Chambers Review
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Investment Funds: Private Equity - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Affiliates has a substantial Hong Kong-based legal practice representing asset managers in the formation of a variety of private equity and venture capital funds. The firm also advises on regulatory and compliance issues related to investment funds. It is further experienced in the formation and structuring of funds of funds.
Strengths
They have a very good commercial sense and do not shy away from providing business-related advice while maintaining legal standards.
They are consistently our go-to resource for complex and sophisticated situations or matters.
Work Highlights
Skadden advised BlackRock on its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners for total consideration of around USD12.5 billion in cash and stock.
Notable practitioners
Hong Kong-based partner Geoffrey Chan is the key contact.