Investment funds: foreign firms

Clifford Chance

The practice at Clifford Chance counts regional and international fund managers, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors among its key roster of clients, showcasing demonstrable expertise in private funds, as well as domestic and foreign retail funds in Singapore and funds-related regulatory mandates. US-qualified Kai-Niklas Schneider advises on the formation of and investment in private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds and credit funds, while Daryl Liu handles primary fundraisings, fund secondaries and restructurings, fund investments, co-investments and advisory matters. Schneider and Liu jointly lead the team alongside Hong Kong-based Matthias Feldmann. Other key contacts in the group include Luke Chen and Chloe Cheng.

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Key clients

Keppel Capital Alternative Asset Pte. Ltd.
LOGOS
Offset8 Capital Limited
MEC Global Partners Asia Pte. Ltd.
Disciplina Asia Fund
Schroders, DWS, Credit Suisse, PIMCO, State Street, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Quilter Investors, Optimas, BNY Mellonand UBS

Work highlights

Advising Keppel Capital on the formation of a US$2.5 billion (target) Keppel Core Infrastructure Fund (KCIF), an open-ended, evergreen fund focused on core infrastructure, which held its first closing on 9 October 2023 with initial capital and co-investment commitments of US$575 million.
Advised Keppel Capital in relation to the revision of a strategic cooperation agreement with NHIS Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
Advised LOGOS on the formation of the open-ended fund branded Pan Asia Core+Venture (PACV), which held its first closing on 18 August 2022 totaling US$250 million inequity commitments with investments from leading institutional partners from the United States and Germany.

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