Morrison & Foerster
The ‘extremely reliable’ team at Morrison & Foerster is ’able to analyse complex situations and provide concise answers and solutions’ for both sponsors and institutional investors in the formation of, and investment in a myriad closed end funds including private equity, venture capital and real estate. As well as having a strong core group based out of Hong Kong, the firm is also appreciated for its highly collaborative approach, which draws upon experts throughout Asia, Europe and the US ensuring that they are able to handle ‘complicated international LP arrangements and regulatory questions easily and quickly’. ’Knowledgeable and deeply experienced’ Mandarin-speaking team head Serena Tan has good traction among international and Asian funds, as well as Chinese based institutional investors, which are appreciative of her understanding of the ‘commercial aspects of fund-related legal issues’ and her ability to provide ’solutions that are on point’.
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Testimonials
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- 'The firm's collaborative approach ensures that they are able to connect us to specialised teams in different offices and the connected team will work like we are their clients.'
- 'Serena Tan is knowledgeable and deeply experienced.'
- 'They are able to analyse complex situations and provide concise answers and solutions.'
- 'The extremely reliable team has top-notch specialised expertise on fund operation and management.'
- 'Strong international integration. Able to handle complicated international LP arrangements and regulatory questions easily and quickly.'
- 'Serena Tan is able to understand the commercial aspects of fund-related legal issues and can provide solutions that are on point.'
- 'Jeffrey Lau has been helping us navigate through fund-related regulatory compliance, which has been quite complex, and our investment fund would have struggled without his valuable assistance.'
Key clients
- Affirma Capital
- Ally Bridge Group
- Ascendent Capital Partners Asia
- BHG Long Hills
- CBC Group (formerly C-Bridge Capital)
- China Ping An Insurance
- China International Capital Corporation
- FWD Group
- GLP PTE, Ltd. (GLP)
- Hony Capital
- Junson Capital
- KHL
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
- ORIX Asia Capital
- SBVA Future Innovation Fund
- Sino-Ocean Capital
- SoftBank Ventures Asia
- Taiwania Capital
Work highlights
- Representing MSPEA, Morgan Stanley’s private equity investment arm, in the formation and ongoing operations of a PRC-domiciled, RMB-denominated private investment fund focused on investments in China.
- Representing an Asian-based fund manager in the formation of its first flagship US dollar-denominated Cayman private fund, intended to be an evergreen fund that generates long-term capital appreciation and dividend income for both affiliated investors and third-party investors.
- Advising Sino-Ocean Capital, a fast-growing private equity-backed PRC real estate asset manager, on the formation of a $600m credit fund to invest in residential or residential-anchored real estate in China.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Serena Tan