Senior Associate – Funds (Hong Kong)
- Recruiter
- Agnew O'Brien Global Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Hong Kong (HK)
- Salary
- Excellent
- Posted
- 05 May 2017
- Closes
- 02 Jun 2017
- Ref
- AOB/2510645
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Acquisition Finance, Asset Finance, General Banking (debt finance), Islamic Finance, Regulatory/Compliance, Company/Commercial, Corporate, Financial Services, Funds, Hedge Funds, Fund Asset Management, Insolvency & restructuring, Regulatory/Compliance (except Banking/Finance)
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Partner-designate
Our international law firm client's Hong Kong funds team advises asset managers throughout Asia on the legal and regulatory issues relating to the formation, structuring and on-going operation of private and public investment funds, including establishing European fund structures such as UCITS.
They also advise clients on funds formed in a wide range of onshore and offshore jurisdictions and on all aspects of funds documentation, including offering memoranda, trust deeds, investment management, advisory and other service provider agreements.
The current team is relatively small but very busy and in response to increased client instruction, require the services of a mid-senior funds associate with a top tier international law firm pedigree (ideally Magic/Silver Circle or equivalent), admitted in Hong Kong and/or the UK who is fluent in Mandarin (preferred). Relevant technical experience will include:
- Private and public investment funds
- Fund structuring
- Documentation including deeds of trust and memoranda
- Investment management and advisory agreements
- Regulatory aspects including UCITS V, AIFMD and EMIR and Hong Kong SFC requirements
- Fund licensing and approvals
- Regulatory breaches
In return, applicants will join a truly global firm that can offer genuine scope for career progression, which is often not available at many of their more illustrious competitors. Allied to a collegiate and supportive team environment they also offer competitive financial package. The work is varied and interesting and the successful candidate will take on immediate responsibility for transactions and business development and marketing initiatives.
Those funds lawyers considering their options and perhaps coming to a cross-roads in their career should give serious consideration to this opportunity and get in touch for a confidential discussion on this and other opportunities we are currently engaged on.