Senior Associate

Gigi Ma

Languages

English
Chinese
Mandarin
Cantonese

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Gigi is a senior associate in the Funds and Indirect Real Estate team in the Hong Kong office. She has extensive experience in advising asset managers and financial institutions.

Gigi advises on the formation, maintenance and restructuring of private equity and hedge funds including the establishment of the first tokenised real estate asset in Hong Kong. She also advises on post-establishment transactions of private funds, authorisation and post-authorisation applications of retail funds, licensing applications and regulatory compliance.

Relevant experience

Numerous asset manager clients on the formation, maintenance and restructuring of private equity and hedge funds.
A Hong Kong based asset manager on the establishment of the first tokenised real estate asset in Hong Kong.
A Hong Kong based private equity manager on the establishment of their first limited partnership fund (LPF) with a focus in Asian solar energy fund.
A Thai based asset manager on the establishment of a Cayman Islands domiciled cryptocurrency fund.
A Singapore based asset manager on the establishment of their first variable capital company (VCC) umbrella fund.
A Hong Kong based shipping enterprise on its investment through a joint venture with a Singapore based private equity real estate manager into shophouses in Singapore.
Numerous limited partners on their proposed investments into various private equity or venture capital funds including the negotiations of transaction documents, including side letters.
A Hong Kong based financial institution on obtaining approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for the distribution of all of their Irish collective asset management vehicle (ICAV) fund ranges for distribution to retail investors in Hong Kong.
A Chinese headquartered asset manager on obtaining SFC approval for the distribution of all of their Irish ICAV fund range to retail investors in Hong Kong and the launch of their first Irish UCITS fund in Hong Kong.
Numerous management companies of Hong Kong retail funds on their post-authorisation applications to the SFC for scheme changes and notification to investors.
A global bank on their RA13 depositary licence application to the SFC.
Numerous clients on obtaining SFC licence for various regulated activities including Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities.
A Hong Kong based asset manager on the registration of an Irish ICAV structure with the Central Bank of Ireland and attending to post-establishment noting of offering documents.

Education

BSc in Natural Sciences, Durham University
MSc in Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
Juris Doctor, The University of Hong Kong
PCLL, The University of Hong Kong

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A Financial Services & Regulation

sectors

Funds

Insights

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