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Provided by Sidley Austin LLP

For more information on the practice, please visit the practice's page at: https://www.sidley.com/en/us/services/investment-funds-advisers-and-derivatives/


Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Investment Funds: Private Equity - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin is an international law firm with market-leading offerings in Hong Kong and Singapore providing an outstanding hedge funds practice which caters for global investors and in particular those with a US focus. It has additional strength in private equity and real estate fund formation and management, providing a comprehensive regulatory and transactional offering in relation to open and closed-end funds throughout Asia. The firm offers integrated expertise in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, US and English law. It is active on funds focused around the region, including those focused on South Asia and on South-East Asia.

Notable practitioners

Effie Vasilopoulos in Hong Kong and Josephine Law in Singapore are the key contacts.

Work Highlights

Provided by Sidley Austin LLP

  • Sidley Austin advised Singapore fund management company Makrana Capital on the launch of Makrana India Opportunities Fund.

  • Sidley Austin advised UBS Asset Management on the establishment of four new funds and managed account arrangements, each with over USD1 billion in commitments. 

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Sidley Austin are very quick to spot issues and respond with practical solutions to complex matters.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
Asia-Pacific

Their responsiveness is one of the things we always appreciate. We have a mutual understanding of how urgent things can be in the VC world. They also always actively engage with us.

Investment Funds: Private Equity respondent
Asia-Pacific