Funds and asset management

Investment funds and regulations need global perspective with local knowledge. From formation, structuring, negotiating to regulatory, we believe in the power of legal to solve your most significant challenges and take pride in future proofing your private investment fund documents. Working with us is not just about legal advice. Tiang & Partners’ funds and asset management practice collaborates closely with the Asset & Wealth Management and Financial Services teams, as well as the global legal teams at PwC to provide integrated advice and support on operational, regulatory, and transactional aspects to fund managers, sponsors and investors. Through this collaboration, we provide to our clients with an integrated, end-to-end business solution to address their asset management needs.

Our range of legal services to private equity and venture capital funds, asset managers and family office clients includes the following:

• Advising on fund structuring, choosing the domicile, tax efficiency and documentation requirements.
• Advising on structuring and setting up EAM and family office businesses.
• Advising on SFC licensing requirements and application process.
• Downstream transactions including PE/VC-led M&A, strategic transactions, trade sales, pre-IPO investments, listings and special situation investments.
• Financing and loan structuring for private funds that employ leveraged strategies.
• Advising on Hong Kong Listing Rules requirements (for Listcos seeking to invest into funds or setting up asset management arms).
• Advising on incentive schemes (including carried interest, co-investment, equity and phantom share schemes).
• Advising on all aspects of the employment relationship including employment contracts, employee entitlement and protection, employee incentive plans, terminations and redundancies.
• In collaboration with PRC law firms, advising on PRC issues including marketing restrictions and other applicable PRC law and regulations.
• Digital assets and crypto legal advisory.