Hong Kong SAR
Experienced Managing Director and Legal Counsel with a demonstrated history of working in the private equity and asset management regulated industry. Skilled in Private Equity, Asset Management, Real Estate Investment, M&A, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Governance, Regulatory & Internal Compliance, Securities Regulation, Company Secretarial and Intellectual Property. Strong business development professional with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) focused in Corporate & Commercial, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Franchising & Internet Law from University College London, U. of London. Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Head of Transaction Management / Legal and a member of the senior management of CLSA Capital Partners, CLSA’s alternative investment / private equity platform for sophisticated institutional, corporate and professional investors. Responsible for the transaction management as well as the legal and execution aspects of the CLSA Capital Partners businesses globally, including oversight of fundraising / fund formation, downstream investments / divestments, regulatory & internal compliance, company secretarial, corporate governance, group restructuring, corporate exercises (including formation of joint ventures, M&As), commercial contracts, KYC / client onboarding and intellectual properties. CLSA Capital Partners is the alternative asset management arm of CLSA. With eight offices across the region, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, CLSA Capital Partners offers a diversified range of investment products. CLSA Capital Partners is wholly owned by CITIC Securities and CLSA and works closely with the other units of CITIC Securities / CLSA. Private investment funds currently under CLSA Capital Partners’ management are: ARIA Investment Partners - Pan-Asian PE funds providing growth and expansion capital to Asian mid-market companies Fudo Capital - Pan-Asian real estate investment funds with diversified, value-added investment strategies Sunrise Capital - A Japan-dedicated PE buy-out fund, capitalising on opportunities in the mid-cap sector Pacific Transportation - Pan-Asian transportation PE fund Clean Resources Asia Growth - Pan-Asian clean resources, PE growth capital fund Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt Fund - Asia/Australia focused secured private credit strategy capturing opportunities from the growing demand for credit among the rising Asian middle class Aircraft Project Fund - yield focused aviation PE strategy Besides, CLSA Capital Partners has also invested in FinTech VC, infrastructure and special situations areas.
Head of Legal & Execution primarily covering Greater China and Korea. Responsible for fund raising, downstream investments and regulatory compliance support to various CLSA Capital Partners’ sponsored private equity, buy-out and real estate funds.
An in-house transactional legal role within PineBridge Investments (previously AIG Investments) responsible for downstream investments in the Greater China, Korea and India by PE funds managed by PineBridge Investments, fund raising, corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance works.
Managing Associate in the Hong Kong China Corporate group. Primarily advising on private equity and cross-border M&A transactions for international clients.
Primarily advising on corporate finance / IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, joint ventures, IT and IP.