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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 partners)Described by clients as ‘absolute leaders in the space‘, Ogier houses a budding private wealth practice, in addition to its broad transactional offering which often advises on M&A, capital markets, and private equity issues. Nicholas Plowman is recommended for his longstanding expertise in all matters relating to hedge, venture capital, and private equity funds, with a strong emphasis on fund formation, and Nathan Powell maintains a broad corporate finance-focused practice, often advising on pre-IPO investments, public and private M&A, and corporate restructuring matters. Anthony Oakes is noted for his expertise in the full range of debt capital markets mandates involving Islamic, asset, and structured finance, while ‘excellent strategist‘ Oliver Payne stands out due to his broad knowledge of breach of fiduciary duty claims, asset tracing, and cross-border insolvency. Kate Hodson is noted for her distinctive focus on sustainable finance and impact investment, and is particularly active in the Japanese market. Joanne Collett joined from Walkers in May 2024, bringing her experience in bond instruments and enforcement actions brought by lenders. David Nelson has vast knowledge of debt financing transactions and margin lending.