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HONG KONG
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Nicholas Plowman
Position
Partner
Career
Nick is the Practice Partner of Ogier in Hong Kong and the Head of Ogier’s Investment Funds team in Asia. He acts for a wide variety of Asian fund managers in the private equity, long only and hedge fund space. His clients represent some of the more sophisticated and respected fund managers in Asia. Nick has been named one of the top offshore lawyers in Asia by Asian Legal Business on its Offshore Client Choice List for six consecutive years and he has also been ranked as one of the “World’s Leading Investment Funds Lawyers” in four editions of Euromoney’s Expert Guides.
Nick joined Ogier in January 2006 from Slaughter and May, London where he practiced as a corporate M&A lawyer. He subsequently founded Ogier’s Hong Kong office in February 2007. Nick’s primary focus has since been on building Ogier’s now significant Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands investment funds and venture capital practice in Asia. He acts for a wide variety of Asian fund managers in the private equity, long only and hedge fund space. His clients represent some of the more sophisticated and respected fund managers in Asia. Nick is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Private Equity team.
Nick has been recognised in a number of directory listings:
- Asia Business Law Journal – The A-List: Top Offshore Lawyers 2022
- Euromoney’s Expert Guides in the 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2018 editions – World’s Leading Investment Funds Lawyer
- Chambers Asia-Pacific (2012 – 2019)
- Who’s Who Private Funds Lawyer (2012)
- Asialaw Leading Lawyer (2013)
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2013 – 2019)
- IFLR1000 (2014 – 2019) – Investment Funds Leading Lawyer
- Asian Legal Business’ Offshore Client Choice List (2016 – 2021) – One of the top offshore lawyers in Asia
Nick received his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Asian Economic History (First Class)) from the University of Auckland.
Nick is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, the British Virgin Islands and New Zealand and is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Offshore law firms
(Leading individuals)The ‘very capable, responsive and user-friendly’ team at Ogier has excellent traction in Greater China and throughout Asia Pacific, and provides ‘high-quality legal advice’ on the BVI and Cayman Island considerations to clients across a broad range of transactional and litigation work. Leveraging strong language skills and capability on the ground in Beijing and Shanghai, the firm is particularly effective at advising PRC clients across a range of corporate and securities work, including advice on ECM and DCM listings on the HKSE. In this context, the ‘commercial, proactive and responsive’ Nathan Powell has recently handled some liability management work for beleaguered PRC property issues, as well as handling a considerable volume of de-SPAC-related M&A activity. Able to read and speak Chinese, Anthony Oakes is well-placed to advise Chinese clients and provides ‘hands on, experienced and practical’ advice across a range of banking and finance mandates, including non-contentious corporate restructuring. Investment funds work remains the jewel in the firm’s crown, however, and under the guidance of the vastly experienced Nicholas Plowman, the office continues to advise Asian and international fund managers, including within the private equity and hedge fund space, across a range of fund formation, regulatory and investment matters. Kate Hodson is also well regarded within the asset management space and has a particular niche advising on Sustainable Investing and Impact funds. Drawing upon his ‘vast tactical and strategic insight’, Oliver Payne is well-positioned to provide Cayman Island and BVI litigation advice, including as it relates to winding-up proceedings and minority shareholder disputes. Of the more junior partners, David Nelson provides ‘knowledgeable, diligent and hands-on’ advice on take-private financing, acquisition financing and debt financing.