Paul Moloney

Asset managers, financial institutions and family offices look to Paul Moloney for advice on both public and private fund formation and a wide array of regulatory issues across Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland and the Cayman Islands. Investors rely on Paul’s guidance when making significant investments in a range of private investment funds with a particular focus on negotiation of complex side letters and profit share arrangements.

Clients across Asia rely on Paul’s advice on a wide range of fund formation matters spanning private equity, real estate, venture capital, hedge funds and digital assets. His counsel spans the entire fund lifecycle, and he is one of the few lawyers in Asia with an active European funds practice, so asset managers based in Asia seek his advice on the formation of European domiciled public (UCITS) and private funds (AIFs).

Paul manages and implements large regulatory change projects, the acquisition of licensed entities, cross-border distribution of funds, and the launch of innovative products such as ICO products, digital assets businesses and robo-advisory platforms. Paul also guides clients through the licensing process with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Department of Customs and Excise (Money Services Operator licenses), the Companies Registry (Trust and Corporate Services Licenses).