Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP routinely acts for sponsors, investors, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions. On the general partner side, the group advises on private equity, venture capital, private credit, real estate, healthcare, and corporate investment capital funds, as well as family-office club funds. Leading the practice from Hong Kong, Geoffrey Chan regularly advises institutional investors in relation to China-based private equity funds (and other alternative investment vehicles). In Beijing, Angela Liu assists Asia-based fund sponsors with the structuring, formation and operation of USD-denominated private equity and venture capital funds. Liu is also experienced in advising global fund managers on the formation of onshore RMB fund platforms (including qualified foreign limited partnership and qualified domestic limited partnership funds).
Key clients
- China Everbright
- PrimeMovers Equity
Work highlights
- Advised China Life Insurance of Taiwan on its approximately $300m sale of a portfolio of 15 fund positions to secondary buyers.
- Advised BlackRock on its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners for a total consideration of approximately $12.5bn in cash and stock.