Funds

We provide comprehensive legal counsel across the full lifecycle of private and retail funds, including structuring, regulatory compliance, investor representation, and cross-border distribution. Our expertise spans multiple jurisdictions and fund strategies, enabling us to support clients with tailored, sophisticated solutions for both private investment vehicles and authorised collective investment schemes.

Investor Advisory

We regularly conduct fund reviews and due diligence exercises for limited partners on a wide variety of funds and investment vehicles including offshore and onshore investment opportunities and assist clients in the negotiation of investment documents including side letters. We also undertake due diligence for corporate acquisitions of asset management businesses.

Private Funds

We act as lead counsel advising on all aspects of the lifecycle of a fund, from establishment, ongoing compliance and maintenance, through to restructuring and winding-up.

Our team has extensive experience in the establishment of private investment funds domiciled in various jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore and the leading European domiciles with a wide array of investment strategies including:

• Private equity 
• Venture capital funds
• Real estate funds
• Hedge funds
• Virtual asset funds

The Hong Kong law qualified team is part of the CMS global funds group. We advise clients wherever they are operating and can efficiently assist in coordinating your international and regional distribution strategy.

Retail Funds

We regularly assist management companies in their application with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for the authorisation of collective investment schemes for retail distribution.

Our team also has extensive experience in the establishment of Irish and Luxembourg domiciled undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS).