Baker McKenzie FenXun's China and Hong Kong private funds practice advises government-linked investors, pensions, funds-of-funds, corporations and financial institutions on their fund investments. It has a strong market reputation for private equity real estate matters, but the team is increasingly active in relation to data centres, logistics, self-storage, energy transition, and credit and secondary funds. Jason NG predominantly focuses on private investment funds; Edwin Wong advises on general partner-side fund formations, joint venture fund platforms and separate account work; and Sophia Man acts for mandatory provident fund and occupational retirement scheme service providers in Hong Kong. The practice further features Jeremy Ong, who is experienced in the formation and structuring of Hong Kong Real estate investment trusts.
Key clients
- Amber Global
- APG Asset Management
- Cambium Grove Capital
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- CapitaLand Fund Management
- Eastgate Capital Management
- Gaw Capital Partners
- Keppel Capital
- Alpha Investment Partners
- Link REIT
- M3 Capital Partners
- Pleiad Investment Advisors
- SF Holding
- SF REIT
- Spring REIT
- Weave Living
Work highlights
- Acted as lead counsel to Gaw Capital Partners on the formation of Gateway Real Estate Fund VII, which raised $3bn in total equity (including sidecar co-investments).
- Acted for APG Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the restructuring, roll-over and $400m investment into ESR Group’s open-ended Korean logistics core fund.
- Acted for Harvest Global Investments on the authorisation and successful listing of Harvest Bitcoin Spot ETF and Harvest Ether Spot ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jason Ng