Cooley LLP's Asia fund formation practice acts for venture capital (VC) firms, life sciences funds, NextGen VC managers and corporate-backed VC firms, as well as institutional investors, such as multinational, sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, and university endowments. In addition to fund formation work, the team’s cross-border credentials cover limited partner and private capital investments, start-up fundraising, US tax and financial regulation, and funds’ structures, terms and regulatory conditions. In Hong Kong, Pang Lee advises on private fund-related investments and fund organising; and Beijing-based Xun Zeng focuses on the formation, structuring and operation of venture capital, private equity, hybrid and co-investment funds. Also on the mainland, Jingyi Xu assists fund managers with the formation of USD-dominated funds.
Key clients
- Pavilion Capital
- Monolith Management
Work highlights
- Advised Pavilion Capital, Temasek Capital Management and True Light Capital on a fund restructuring matter, which related to the syndicate’s limited partnership investments into a China venture capital and growth fund.
- Advised Monolith Management on the closing of its oversubscribed, flagship USD venture capital fund, Monolith Venture Fund I.