Helping investment management to develop winning strategies
Whether it is pioneering new fund structures or developing innovative solutions to accommodate tax and regulatory change, our Funds team is at the forefront of the investment funds industry.
Our global perspective, ability to anticipate trends, the diversity of structures on which we have advised and deep knowledge of investor requirements, enable us to be proactive when providing clients with innovative and commercially viable solutions.
We offer the full spectrum of legal services relevant to investment managers, including:
- Regulatory change and compliance
- Establishing and marketing of new investment products
- Financial and structured products, including development of new products and their distribution
- Custody and transaction services
- Asset level activity including secondary portfolio acquisitions and sales
- Spin-outs and mergers and acquisitions
- Restructuring.
Work highlights
- GIC Real Estate on its acquisition of a 49% interest in the Ampol Property Trust.
- Dexus on simplifying its corporate structure from a complex quadruple stapled trust structure to a group comprising two stapled trusts.
- A global investment company on the establishment of an A$300 million credit fund which required working across multiple jurisdictions and different credit asset classes.
- SPH REIT Management Pte Limited and its investment manager Moelis on the acquisition of Lendlease’s 50% interest in the Westfield Marion Shopping Centre and its accession to the existing joint venture arrangements with co-owner Scentre Group.
