Financial Services (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 4
Contact number
+852 3518 4700About
Provided by Dechert LLP
Financial services entities of all types — from banks to broker-dealers, from investment managers to insurance companies — rely on Dechert’s investment fund lawyers in Hong Kong. With a reputation as market leaders in the funds space, we excel at hedge and registered fund work.
Fund managers regularly call us for practical, results-based advice on:
- compliance and governance
- fund formation and offerings
- fund restructuring and consolidation
- product development and regulation
- investigative proceedings and enforcement actions
Chambers Review
Dechert handles both contentious and advisory financial regulatory matters, with noted strengths in advising investment funds and asset management firms. The firm is regularly mandated on SFC investigations and inquiries, as well as lately advising on issues relating to the enactment of Hong Kong's national security law. It also handles various licence applications, as well as offering regulatory advice in the context of transactions. Its key clients include Greenwoods Asset Management, Bercheva Opportunities and China Universal Asset Management.
Work Highlights
- Dechert successfully acted for Fore Elite Capital Management, a Hong Kong-licensed fund manager, in securing regulatory approval to manage portfolios that directly invested up to 100% in virtual assets from the Hong Kong SFC.