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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Offices
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore
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Philip Yeo
Work Department
Funds and Investment Management
Position
Deputy Head, Funds and Investment Management
Career
Philip regularly provides advice on the establishment and licensing obligations of the Singapore based fund managers as well as the formation of the Singapore and offshore funds with different investment strategies and investment focus in various geographical markets.
Philip has extensive experience in the formation and restructuring of a broad range of onshore and offshore investment funds including hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds and other pooled private investment vehicles (whether structured as master-feeders or standalone) and regularly advises fund managers and advisors on legal structure and other formation issues, marketing arrangements, general compliance matters and other related legal and regulatory matters (including seed capital arrangements and negotiations).
Apart from fund formation, Philip also frequently advises corporate and sovereign institutional investors investing into funds, particularly private equity funds. He also acts for various financial institutions and service providers to the wealth management and investment funds industries, such as fund administrators, investment fund distributors, trustees, custodians, and financial advisers.
Philip has been recognised as a ranked lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2020, with clients describing him to be “quick in understanding and astute in framing the problem.” He has also been ranked as a Notable Practitioner by asialaw since 2023 and Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 since 2023, and is lauded for being “responsive, professional, detailed” and possessing “strong legal knowledge in the field of investment management”. Philip has also been recognised as a Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2021, with clients praising his “deep legal insights and strategic thinking“.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Investment funds: local firms
(Next Generation Partners)Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is a leader in the formation of private funds, having focused on the area for over 25 years. It has extensive regulatory expertise, focused on licensing and ongoing regulation for fund managers. The firm’s client base represents a significant market share of licensed and registered fund managers that conduct fund management business in Singapore. It has also played a pivotal role in the development of Singapore’s variable capital company (VCC) regime. Anne Yeo is at the pinnacle of the market, with Philip Yeo and Jasmine Chew also recognised as top practitioners. Arnold Tan
is a doyen of the Singapore investment funds market.
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- Investment funds: local firms Singapore
- Next Generation Partners Singapore > Investment funds: local firms
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