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Morrison & Foerster has been shortlisted for the 2020 Global PERE Awards - Asia Law Firm of the Year - in both Fund Formation and Transactions categories.

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Morrison & Foerster has been shortlisted for the 2020 Global PERE Awards - Asia Law Firm of the Year - in both Fund Formation and Transactions categories.With more than 40 real estate attorneys on the ground, our award-winning Asia real estate team has deep experience of all phases of the real estate cycle and all real estate asset classes. Our clients include real estate private equity firms, investment managers, sovereign wealth funds, development companies, and REITs that invest in real estate assets. Since 2016, we have advised on more than 100 significant real estate transactions in Asia with total deal value in excess of US$200 billion. Despite the impact of COVID-19, we have continued to guide leading global real estate players in key sectors, including maiden investments in data centers in India, China and Indonesia and in logistics across Southeast Asia.Founded in 2005, PERE is a leading publication covering the global private real estate markets. The Global PERE Awards annually recognize the leading law firms, financial institutions, deals, and individuals in the private equity real estate market.

Morrison & Foerster Shortlisted for 2020 Global PERE Awards - Asia Law Firm of the Year

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Shirin Tang has over 21 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions across Asia and the U.S. She handles complex and innovative transactions, including capital raising platforms, joint ventures and club deals, portfolio restructuring, and exits. Her practice spans the institutional real estate (including data centers), technology/e-commerce, life sciences, and consumer sectors. Over the past several years, Shirin has led multiple US$1 billion+ private equity real estate transactions worth over US$25 billion in aggregate.  Shirin is highly praised by clients as “a stand out attorney”, ”a highly skilled and accomplished M&A specialist” and “our go-to lawyer for high value, high impact transactions.” She is described as “proactive, experienced and efficient”, “very connected to the market”, and someone who “is able to balance legal analysis against the commercial realities of our transactions and shows incredible judgment in determining the appropriate balance.” Clients have commented that she “has a well-deserved reputation for her deft handling of complex and innovative transactions.”Shirin is ranked as “The Elite” for Corporate/M&A by Chambers Asia–Pacific, a Leading Individual for Corporate/M&A in Singapore by Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, a Notable Practitioner for Private Equity/M&A by the IFLR 1000 and a Global Leader and a National Leader (Southeast Asia) in M&A by Who’s Who Legal. Asian Legal Business named her one of Asia’s Top 15 Female Lawyers in 2022, Woman Lawyer of the Year for Southeast Asia in 2018 and one of the “Top 40 under 40” outstanding private practice lawyers and in-house counsel in Asia in 2017. In addition, she has been included in the Asia Business Law Journal’s “A-List” of Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers since 2018. Best Lawyers named Shirin their 2024 Lawyer of the Year (Singapore) for Mergers & Acquisitions.In addition to her practice, Shirin is the Managing Partner of Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office. She also sits on the firm’s Executive Committee, Women’s Strategy Committee, and Mental Health Steering Committee, through which she makes a significant contribution to developing the firm’s overall business and strategy, as well as its market-leading diversity and well-being initiatives.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>IndoSpace on the formation of IndoSpace Logistics Parks IV, a US$600 million India-focused logistics club deal.</li><li>GLP China Logistics Fund I and its affiliates in the US$5 billion recapitalization and exit of the portfolio developed within the fund, which was GLP’s flagship USD-denominated develop-to-core fund formed in 2013 to invest in prime, institutional-grade modern logistics assets in China.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in the establishment of GLP Japan Development Partners IV (JDP IV), which will have US$9.1 billion in assets under management when fully deployed, one of the largest-ever Japan-focused private real estate funds. </li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd., acting as lead counsel in the formation of its BRL5.2 billion (US$1 billion) GLP Brazil Development Partners II, a logistics-focused fund that will develop nine Class-A logistics parks in prime São Paulo submarkets.</li><li>A leading Asian institutional investor in its ongoing investments in Grab Inc., a popular ride-hailing “Super App” in Southeast Asia valued at over US$14 billion, and Grab’s US$39.6 billion SPAC merger with Altimeter Growth Corp.</li><li>Everstone Group, one of Asia’s premier investment firms, on its US$1 billion strategic partnership with the Yondr Group to develop and operate data centers in India.</li><li>A leading global real estate business on the formation of a China-focused data center fund.</li><li>A leading global real estate business on the formation of a fund to develop logistics facilities in Brazil.</li><li>A global strategic investor in its significant Series F investment in Gojek, a major Southeast Asia ride-hailing player valued in excess of US$10 billion.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in its US$11.64 billion privatization, then the largest-ever private equity buyout of an Asian company by enterprise value. The transaction won multiple awards, including Asian Legal Business’s SE Asia Law Awards 2018: M&A Deal of the Year (Premium); The Asian Lawyer’s Asia Legal Awards 2018: M&A Deal of the Year: Southeast Asia; 2017 Global PERE Awards: Deal of the Year, Asia; and FinanceAsia’s 2017 Deal of the Year and Best Leveraged Finance Deal.</li><li>Japan Tobacco International on its acquisition of the assets related to the tobacco business of Mighty Corporation for a total of US$936 million. This was one of the largest M&A deals by value in the Philippines in 2017.</li><li>IndoSpace on the formation of IndoSpace Core, its US$1.2 billion joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which will focus on acquiring and developing modern logistics facilities in India.</li></ul>

Shirin Tang

Managing Partner, Singapore

Lip Kian represents international funds, multinational corporations, and financial institutions in large cross-border private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and fund transactions.Aside from corporate transactional work, he regularly counsels clients on general corporate, regulatory and compliance, shareholder and investor relations, and employment matters. His work spans a wide range of industries including real estate, technology, innovative businesses, and fast moving consumer goods.Clients commend Lip Kian for being “excellent in terms of client service and work quality”, his “consistently good judgment, technical skill and thoroughness”, as well as his ability to “explain difficult concepts or issues with clarity” in providing advice that is “incisive and balanced, considering not just the legal aspects, but also the commercial and operational practicalities.”Lip Kian maintains an active pro bono practice, with particular interest in the areas of sustainability and education. He is also a member of our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) steering committee. <h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>GLP China Logistics Fund I and its affiliates in the $5 billion recapitalization and exit of the portfolio developed within the fund, which was GLP’s flagship USD-denominated develop-to-core fund formed in 2013 to invest in prime, institutional-grade modern logistics assets in China.</li></ul><ul><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in the formation of RMB 4.5 billion (approximately US$675 million) GLP China Value-Add Venture III with a group of leading international and domestic institutional investors to invest in GLP Park Lingang in Shanghai, the biggest and most advanced port-based logistics park in China.</li></ul><ul><li>GLP Pte. Ltd., the leading global provider of modern logistics facilities and technology-led solutions, on the establishment of a US$2 billion fund in China.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in its US$11.64 billion privatization, reported to be the largest-ever private equity buyout of an Asian company by enterprise value (ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018: M&A Deal of the Year (Premium); The Asia Legal Awards 2018: M&A Deal of the Year: Southeast Asia; 2017 Global PERE Awards: Deal of the Year, Asia; Finance Asia's 2017 Deal of the Year and Best Leveraged Finance Deal).</li><li>IndoSpace, India's largest developer of modern industrial and logistics real estate, on the formation of IndoSpace Core, its US$1.2 billion joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which will focus on acquiring and developing modern logistics facilities in India.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in its US$2.5 billion landmark agreement with a group of strategic partners including a large Chinese insurance company; Bank of China Group Investment Limited; and HOPU Funds.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in its US$1.1 billion partnership, GLP Brazil Income Partners II, with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and a leading North American institutional investor.</li><li>Beam Mobility Holdings Pte. Ltd., the leading micromobility company in the Asia Pacific, in its US$26 million Series A financing from Sequoia Capital India, Hana Ventures and other investors.</li></ul>

Lip Kian Ang

Partner

Jason R. Nelms is a corporate partner based in Morrison Foerster’s Singapore office. He focuses on advising Asia-based and U.S. sponsors and investors in the structuring, formation, and offering of private investment funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, co-investment vehicles, and other alternative investment products.Mr. Nelms also advises fund sponsors regarding management company structuring, carried interest plans, shareholders’ agreements, and related internal governance matters, and has counseled investment firms and their principals in the purchase and sale of significant minority interests in asset management businesses.Mr. Nelms has more than 18 years of experience in both Asia and the U.S. Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, he worked in the Hong Kong and New York offices of other leading U.S. law firms.<h4>Representative Transactions</h4><ul><li>GLP China Logistics Fund I and its affiliates in the $5 billion recapitalization and exit of the portfolio development within the fund, which was GLP’s flagship USD-denominated develop-to-core fund formed in 2013 to invest in prime, institutional-grade modern logistics assets in China.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. on the establishment of GLP Japan Development Partners IV (JDP IV), which will have US$9.1 billion in assets under management when fully deployed, one of the largest-ever Japan-focused private real estate funds. </li><li>Intudo Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia, on the closing of its third fund, Intudo Ventures III, LP, valued at US$115 million, targeted to invest in early-stage start-ups in Indonesia.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd., the leading global provider of modern logistics facilities and technology-led solutions, on the establishment of a US$5.6 billion Japan-focused logistics private real estate fund.</li><li>IndoSpace in the formation of IndoSpace Logistics Parks III, its US$580 million India-focused industrial real estate fund.</li><li>A leading American multinational technology company in connection with the formation of a US$300 million fund focused on renewable energy projects in China.</li><li>EverStream, a global renewable energy investment firm, in connection with multiple funds established to make renewable energy investments in Japan.</li><li>A leading Japanese multinational holding conglomerate in connection with its investments in various venture capital funds.</li><li>IndoSpace on the formation of IndoSpace Core, its US$1.2 billion joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board which will focus on acquiring and developing modern logistics facilities in India. </li><li>A Japan-based sponsor in the establishment of a US$475 million renewable energy fund.</li><li>A leading UK-based real estate fund manager in the establishment of a US$160 million Japan-focused residential real estate fund focused on residential properties. </li><li>Rocana in the formation of a Cayman-domiciled venture capital fund and a Delaware-domiciled parallel fund with a targeted fund size of US$25 million in order to invest in consumer-focused brands. </li><li>Intudo Ventures, an Indonesia-only venture capital fund manager, in connection with the formation of US$20 million Intudo Ventures I, LP.</li><li>Intudo Ventures, an Indonesia-only venture capital fund manager, in connection with the formation of US$50 million Intudo Ventures II, LP.</li><li>A Singapore-based sponsor in the establishment of a US$500 million Japan-focused real estate fund focused on office properties. </li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in the establishment of GLP Japan Development Venture II, a 50:50 joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board which is expected to reach US$2 billion over three years. </li><li>GREE, Inc. in the formation of a venture capital fund focused on virtual reality-related technologies. </li><li>Formation and offering of a US$1 billion China‐focused private equity fund sponsored by a newly‐formed Hong Kong‐based manager.</li><li>An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with anchor investment in a US$1 billion (target size) private equity fund sponsored by a leading Chinese investment bank. </li><li>Formation and offering of a US$500 million China‐focused private equity fund sponsored by a leading Chinese investment bank.</li><li>Multiple investment advisers in connection with new investment adviser registrations and relevant exemptions to registration under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act.</li><li>Formation and offering of two US$500 million (target fund size) private equity funds (a Pan‐Asia fund and a Japan‐focused fund) sponsored by a leading Hong Kong‐based manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$440 million Pan‐Asia real estate fund sponsored by a leading Singapore‑based manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$500 million real estate‐focused managed account vehicle sponsored by a leading Singapore‐based manager for investment by a U.S. state pension investor.</li><li>A Singapore‐based sponsor and an anchor investor in connection with formation of a US$2 billion hedge fund.</li><li>An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with investment in a US$6 billion (target size) Asia‐focused private equity fund sponsored by a leading U.S.‐based manager.</li><li>An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with investment in a US$8 billion (target size) North America‐focused private equity fund sponsored by a leading U.S.‐based manager.</li><li>An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with investment in a US$6.25 billion private equity fund sponsored by a U.S.‐based manager.</li><li>Represented An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with investment in a US$200 million private equity fund sponsored by a Japan‐based manager.</li><li>An Asian sovereign wealth fund in connection with investment in a US$1.5 billion (target size) private equity fund sponsored by a U.S.‐based manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$1.6 billion healthcare‐focused mezzanine fund sponsored by a leading U.S. private fund manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$250 million real estate private equity fund sponsored by a leading U.S. private fund manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$200 million biotech‐focused venture capital fund sponsored by a leading U.S.‑based, biotech‐focused private fund manager.</li><li>LP representation of an anchor investor in connection with the formation of a US$1 billion life insurance company‑focused investment fund.</li><li>A purchaser in connection with multiple LP secondary transactions.</li><li>Formation and offering of four venture capital funds managed by a leading venture capital fund‐of‐funds manager.</li><li>LP representation of European sovereign wealth fund in connection with a US$1.5 billion investment in fund of-one private equity fund-of-funds.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$150 million direct loan fund and related managed account vehicles sponsored by newly established U.S.‐based private fund manager.</li><li>Formation and ongoing maintenance of a Latin America‐focused hedge fund sponsored by an emerging leading markets‐focused hedge fund manager.</li><li>LP representation of a large ERISA investor in connection with several fund‐of‐one, managed account, and pooled investment vehicle investments.</li><li>Ongoing maintenance of a US$1.1 billion hedge fund sponsored by a leading biotech‐focused private fund manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of seven venture capital funds managed by a leading U.S.‐based venture capital fund manager.</li><li>LP representation of a U.S. state pension investor in connection with a US$180 million anchor investment in liquid debt fund.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$60 million early‐stage venture capital fund sponsored by a leading early‐stage venture capital manager.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$20 billion flagship private equity fund sponsored by a leading U.S.-based investment bank.</li><li>Formation and offering of a US$1.8 billion private equity fund focused on minority investments in third-party hedge fund management companies, sponsored by leading U.S.-based investment bank, and marketed primarily to sovereign investors.</li><li>Ongoing maintenance of flagship hedge fund with AUM of US$12 billion and sponsored by a leading U.S.‑based investment bank.</li><li>Formation, offering, and ongoing maintenance of a US$5 billion hybrid global real estate fund sponsored by a leading U.S.-based investment bank.</li><li>Formation and offering of investment vehicles in connection with management by a leading U.S.-based investment bank of equity portfolios for U.S. state and municipal pension funds.</li><li>Negotiation of exclusive placement agreements and related formation and offering of private equity “access funds,” sponsored and/or managed by a leading U.S.-based investment bank to facilitate indirect investments in third-party private equity funds.</li><li>Formation, offering, ongoing maintenance, restructuring, and/or winding-up of numerous funds managed by a leading U.S.-based fund-of-funds manager with AUM of US$17 billion.</li><li>Formation, offering, and ongoing maintenance of private equity and hedge funds sponsored by a Brazil-based investment manager focused on real estate, agricultural, and debt opportunities with AUM of US$1.8 billion.</li><li>Sale of minority stake in Brazil-based hedge fund manager.</li><li>Sale of minority stake in U.S.-based private equity fund manager.</li><li>US$35 billion sale of client Burlington Resources to ConocoPhillips.</li><li>US$86 billion merger of client BellSouth Corporation with AT&T Inc.</li></ul>

Jason R. Nelms

Yemi Tépé is Global Co-Chair of the Finance Group and a member of the Private Equity Investments and Buyouts Group, and our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) steering committee. With more than 23 years advising clients on the full spectrum of event-driven financings and private equity buyouts, she has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border acquisition and leveraged finance, public to private takeovers, real estate finance, debt structuring and restructuring, margin loans, syndicated lending and subscription line financing.Her clients include leading international banks and financial institutions, private equity sponsors, multinational corporations, alternative financiers such as credit funds, hedge funds and asset managers and emerging growth, mid-cap, and large public and privately held companies.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>GLP China Logistics Fund I and its affiliates in the $5 billion recapitalization and exit of the portfolio developed within the fund, which was GLP’s flagship USD-denominated develop-to-core fund formed in 2013 to invest in prime, institutional-grade modern logistics assets in China.</li></ul><ul><li>The senior lenders on the acquisition financing to CVC Capital Partners for the acquisition of TRY Group, the largest one-to-one tutoring services provider in Japan.</li></ul><ul><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. in relation to subscription line facilities for GLP Japan Development Partners IV (JDP IV), which will have USD9.1 billion in assets under management when fully deployed, one of the largest-ever Japan-focused private real estate funds.</li><li>GLP Pte. Ltd. on a USD658 million sustainability linked syndicated loan facility.</li><li>The mezzanine lenders on the acquisition financing to CVC Capital Partners for the USD1.5 billion acquisition of Shiseido's personal care business.</li><li>The mezzanine lenders on Bain Capital’s approximately USD380 million acquisition of Kirindo, a Japanese pharmacy chain store operator. </li><li>SoftBank Group Corporation in connection with senior and mezzanine acquisition facilities for OYO’s acquisition of Netherlands-based @Leisure. </li><li>PA Chokmah Investment Limited (wholly owned by Ping An Overseas Holdings), as lender in relation to a HKD500 million convertible loan to Wisdom Education International Holdings Company Limited, a Hong Kong listco, principally engaged in operating premium primary and secondary schools in China.</li><li>BlackRock in relation to offshore and onshore acquisition financing in its acquisition of two blocks of grade-A office buildings in Changning, Shanghai from PGIM Real Estate, a property investment affiliate of Prudential Financial.</li><li>MUFG Bank, Ltd. as mandated lead arranger and underwriter of acquisition facilities for two strategic acquisitions aggregating close to USD1billion by Siam City Cement Public Company Limited, a listco on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Thailand’s second largest cement producer, from LafargeHolcim Ltd.</li><li>Various lenders and private equity funds in relation to capital call/subscription facilities, fund financings and borrowing base facilities.</li></ul>

Yemi Tépé

Joshua Isenberg is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Group. Josh’s practice includes a wide variety of real estate transactions, including senior and mezzanine financing, acquisitions, sales, construction and development matters, joint ventures, and ground leases.Josh has represented a broad range of institutional and private clients in connection with office, industrial, hotel, retail, mixed-use and multi-family projects.Josh is ranked for International Real Estate in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023. He is also listed in the Hall of Fame for Japan: Real Estate in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD., in its $468 million acquisition of U.S. homebuilder Woodside Homes Company, LLC.</li><li>NORTH AMERICA SEKISUI HOUSE, LLC, the U.S. business operations unit and full subsidiary of SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD., in acquisitions and joint ventures related to residential development projects across the United States.</li><li>Deutsche Bank AG Tokyo Branch on multiple non-recourse loan facilities for the construction of large scale photovoltaic power projects in Japan.</li><li>Fortress Investment Group in multiple acquisitions, dispositions of real estate assets and financings on properties and portfolios located throughout Japan. </li><li>A Japanese institutional investor in acquisition and joint venture related to residential development properties in Chicago and logistic facilities in Dallas.</li><li>A large Japanese bank in the refinancing of mortgage and mezzanine loans to a US entity, secured by a portfolio of iconic hotels and resorts in Hawaii and San Francisco.</li></ul>

Joshua Robert Isenberg

Theo Seltzer is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Group. Theo’s practice focuses on the representation of U.S., Japanese, and other global institutional investors in the acquisition, financing and disposition of real estate, including cross-border equity and debt financing, fund formations, development projects, data centers, hotels, and distressed loan portfolio acquisitions.Theo has been consistently ranked as one of the leading U.S. Real Estate lawyers in Japan, including by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and The Best Lawyers in Japan.Theo is ranked Band 1 for Real Estate in Japan in Chamber Asia-Pacific's 2023 edition.Chambers Asia Pacific's 2011-2020 editions named Theo a "Star Individual" for Real Estate in Japan. He is also listed in the elite Hall of Fame category for Real Estate in Japan in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific's 2023 edition.Theo’s projects include:<ul><li>Representing Blackstone in its acquisition of certain Daiwa House’s logistics centers in Japan. The transaction was awarded Real Estate Deal of the Year by Asian Legal Business (ALB) Japan Law Awards 2021. </li><li>Representing Asia Pacific Land, who led an international consortium of investors, in the acquisition of the Tokyo Shiba Park Building. As of the closing, this was considered the largest single asset transaction in Japan since the Global Financial Crisis. The transaction was awarded Asia Deal of the Year by the Global PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) Awards 2013. </li><li>Representing global funds in connection with their acquisitions of performing, sub-performing and non-performing loan pools and bonds, including acquisitions from the Lehman bankruptcy estate. </li><li>Representing a global real estate/private equity fund in their investment in connection with the ¥150 billion sale and leaseback of 184 Japan dealership outlets of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, one of the largest sale-leaseback transactions in Japan to date. </li><li>Representing a global financial institution in the workout of their debt position in the ANA Hotel portfolio. </li></ul>

Theodore Seltzer

Marcia’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and complex mergers and acquisitions involving companies, real estate, and other assets located in Asia. Having practiced in Asia for more than a quarter of a century, Marcia is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers active in the Asian market. In the past three years, she has advised clients on deals with a total aggregate value well in excess of US$265 billion.​Marcia regularly advises leading investors on M&A transactions, including SoftBank Vision Fund, Alibaba, GLP, Bain Capital Credit, BlackRock, Farallon Capital, Ascendent Capital Partners, Silver Crest Acquisition Corp., Macquarie Asset Management, Hillhouse, Hony Capital, and Celadon Partners. In addition, she is experienced in representing U.S., UK and Asia based institutional investors in the acquisition, financing and disposition of real estate in China, Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia, including numerous logistics and internet data center projects, and investment in and acquisition of real estate developers.From 2008 through 2011, she was the Chief Legal Officer for Asia of D. E. Shaw, where she assisted various group entities in making, restructuring, and exiting investments in various countries in Asia, including a number of significant and highly structured investments in China and India.Clients consider Marcia as a "super skilled technical lawyer" who offers "incredible problem-solving skills on all aspects of matters, both legal and commercial". A client said that "Finding a lawyer whose judgement you trust and who knows how far they can push the boundaries is not easy, and Marcia is the best lawyer I've worked with."Marcia is the Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Practice, a member of our global board of directors, and a member of our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Steering Committee. She has also been named to Law360’s 2022 and 2023 Private Equity Editorial Board and elected as the Co-Chair of AmCham Hong Kong’s Women of Influence Committee.

Marcia Ellis（艾琳）律师的执业重点是涉及亚洲境内公司、房地产和其它资产的私募股权交易和复杂并购。Ellis律师在亚洲执业超过二十五年，是活跃在亚洲市场经验最丰富的并购律师之一。在过去三年间，她为客户完成的交易的合计价值超过2650亿美元。Ellis律师经常为大型投资者提供并购交易法律咨询，这些投资者包括软银愿景基金、阿里巴巴、普洛斯、Bain Capital Credit、贝莱德、Farallon Capital、上达资本、Silver Crest特殊目的收购公司、麦格理资产管理公司、高瓴资本、弘毅投资以及Celadon Partners。此外，在代表美国、英国、亚洲机构投资人方面她也富有经验；她代表客户处理收购、融资、处置中国、香港及亚洲其它地区的房地产，其中包括许多物流和互联网数据中心项目，也处理对房地产开发商的投资与收购。从2008至2011年，Ellis律师是德劭集团亚洲区的首席法务官。在德劭集团，她协助各集团实体处理在亚洲多个国家进行的投资、投资重组及投资退出事宜，包括在中国和印度进行的多个重要及高度结构化的投资。客户评价Ellis律师是一位"技巧高超的律师"，她拥有 "极其出色的解决问题的能力，包括法律问题和商业问题 "。一位客户称："找到一位拥有令人信任的判断力，并能尽力突破极限的律师并不容易，而她是我合作过的最好的律师"。Ellis律师是美富律师事务所的全球私募股权业务联席主席，本所全球董事会成员，兼本所环境、社会与治理（ESG）指导委员会委员之一。她还当选《法律360》（Law 360）2022年度和2023年度私募股权业务编辑委员会成员，以及香港美国商会最具影响力女性（WOI）指导委员会联席主席。

Marcia Ellis

Global Co-Chair of Private Equity Practice

Serena represents global and regional fund managers and institutional investors in the formation of private equity, private credit and real estate funds. Her practice focuses on both offshore funds (including the Cayman Islands, BVI, Delaware, Luxembourg, Singapore, and Hong Kong) and RMB funds (including QFLP and QDLP funds). She is the Deputy Chair of the firm’s Global Private Funds Group and Chair of Greater China Private Funds practice.Serena advises fund managers on the formation of an array of private equity funds (including buyout, growth capital, venture capital, and co-investment funds) and private credit funds across a wide range of sectors, including consumer, financial services, healthcare, technologies, TMT, and travel/leisure. Serena’s representative private equity fund manager clients include Affirma Capital, Ascendent Capital Partners, Ally Bridge Group, CBC Group, Fosun, GLP, Hony Capital, Junson Capital, KHL Capital, Kowloon Nights, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Makers, ORIX Asia Capital, Ping An Overseas Holdings, Sailing Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, and Taiwania Capital.Serena advises on real estate fund managers on the formation of real estate funds and joint ventures with experience across many asset classes, including offices, logistics, industrial parks, residential, hospitality, and retail. Serena’s representative real estate fund manager clients include BHG, GLP, Hony Capital, and Sino-Ocean Capital. Serena’s diverse practice also encompasses advising on fund secondaries transactions such as GP-led restructuring, continuation funds, stapled secondaries, and secondary purchases of limited partner interests. In addition, Serena frequently advises fund managers on arrangements among principals, carried interest plans, and employee co-investments, regulatory and compliance matters, and internal governance matters. She also has deep experience of fund of funds, funds-of-one, separate accounts, and family offices.In addition, Serena regularly represents institutional investors in investments in private investment funds, including insurance companies, family offices, banks, and asset management firms.  Serena’s representative institutional investor clients include China Ping An, China Life, CMB, FWD, ICBCI, Great Wall, The Wharf Holdings, and Wheelock.Year after year, Serena is widely acknowledged by legal directories as one of the leading private funds partners in Asia. Recent recognition includes being ranked as a leading partner by Chambers Global (2019-2023), Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019-2021), Chambers Greater China (2022-2023), and Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020-2023). She was featured in ALB’s “Asia’s 40 Under 40” list of the most accomplished young lawyers in 2018. Under Serena’s leadership, the Private Funds Team in Asia has advised Asia-based GPs on more than 30 fund formation transactions (raising in excess of US$25 billion), and was shortlisted for the 2021 PEI Awards for Asia Law Firm of the Year in the Fund Formation category.Serena has been recognized by clients as a “highly diligent and talented” practitioner with “excellent professional knowledge and a strong commercial sense” and their “go-to lawyer for fund formation work that has a Chinese component.” Clients highlighted her as “an ideal partner” who “understands the differences between offshore funds and RMB funds and the differences between international investors and Chinese investors” and “has the outstanding ability to design optimal structures, bridge gaps, and find solutions.”Serena is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong. She has over 15 years of experience practicing law in New York and China.

谭律师代表国际及亚洲基金管理人和机构投资者处理私募股权基金、私募债权基金和房地产基金设立事宜。她的业务重点同时涵盖境外基金（包括开曼群岛、英属维尔京群岛、特拉华州、卢森堡、新加坡和香港基金）和人民币基金（包括合格境外有限合伙人基金（QFLP）和合格境内有限合伙人（QDLP）基金）。她是本所全球私募基金业务组副主席及大中华区私募基金业务部主席。谭律师代表基金管理人设立多支私募股权基金（包括收购基金、成长型资本基金、风险投资基金和共同投资基金）和私募债权基金，涵盖了消费市场、金融服务、医疗健康、技术、科技、媒体和电信（TMT）以及旅游休闲等众多行业。谭律师具代表性的私募股权债权基金管理人客户包括亚赋资本、上达资本、汇桥资本集团、康桥资本、复星、普洛斯、弘毅资本、佳辰资本、达胜资本、Kowloon Nights、摩根士丹利亚洲私募股权、Makers、欧力士亚洲资本、平安海外控股、赛领资本、软银亚洲风投和台杉投资。谭律师代表地产基金管理人设立地产基金及合资企业，项目经验包括写字楼、物流、工业园区、住宅、酒店和商业地产等众多资产类别。谭律师具代表性的地产基金管理人客户包括华联长山兴、普洛斯、弘毅资本和远洋资本。谭律师在延续基金、由普通合伙人牵头的重组、捆绑式二级市场交易以及在二级市场购买有限合伙人权益等基金二级市场交易中有丰富的经验。另外，谭律师经常就基金管理人关键人安排、收益分成计划、员工共同投资、监管与合规事宜以及内部治理事宜向基金管理人提供咨询。她在设立母基金、专项基金、基金专户和家族办公室相关事宜方面也有丰富经验。此外，谭律师还经常代表保险公司、家族办公室、银行和资产管理机构等机构投资者处理其私募投资基金投资事宜。谭律师具代表性的机构投资者客户包括中国平安、中国人寿、中国招商银行、富卫、工银国际、中国长城、九龙仓和汇德丰。谭律师连年被法律名录广泛认可为亚洲顶级私募基金合伙人之一。她最近分别被《钱伯斯全球法律指南》（2019-2023年）、《钱伯斯亚太法律指南》（2019-2021年）、《钱伯斯大中华区法律指南》（2022-2023）和《亚太法律500强》（2020-2023年）评为领先合伙人。她还于2018年入选《亚洲法律杂志》的亚洲律师明日之星“40 位40 岁以下杰出律师”名单。在谭律师带领下，本所亚洲私募基金团队曾就30多项基金设立交易向亚洲普通合伙人提供咨询（筹集金额超过250亿美元），并入围了2021年PEI奖项中的基金设立领域亚洲年度律所奖。客户称谭律师是位“极其勤勉且才华出众”的执业者，“具备丰富的专业知识和强烈的商业意识”，是“处理涉华基金设立工作的最佳律师”。客户强调她是“理想的合作伙伴”，“深谙境外基金和人民币基金之间的差异以及国际投资者和中国投资者之间的差异”，“在设计最优结构、消除差异以及找到解决方案方面拥有非凡的能力。”谭律师是香港律师会注册外国律师。她在纽约和中国有超过15年的法律执业经验。