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Dechert Offices

ONE GEORGE STREET
#16-03
SINGAPORE 049145
Singapore
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Mr Dean Collins

Work Department
Investment Funds and Investment Companies
Position
Partner
Career
The Managing Partner of Dechert’s Singapore office, Dean Collins is recognized as one of the foremost private equity lawyers in Asia and worldwide, being named in the most recent “The Legal Power 30,” Private Equity International’s list of the thirty most influential private equity lawyers in the world. He is the only lawyer based in Southeast Asia and one of only two fund formation experts in Asia named to the list.
Mr. Collins counsels clients on the structuring and establishment of private equity investment funds, secondary transactions, carried interest and co-investment plans, team spin-outs, co-investments and other private equity related transactions. Mr. Collins also acts on the establishment of other types of alternative investment funds, such as real estate, venture capital, infrastructure and hedge funds, as well as providing advice to major institutional investors on their investments into funds both in Asia and elsewhere.
Education
- University of Cambridge, B.A. (Hons), 1992
- The College of Law, London, 1993
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Investment funds: foreign firms
(Hall of Fame)Praised for its ‘quick, efficient and high quality service’, the ‘client-oriented and solution-driven’ practice at Dechert showcases stellar expertise in private funds, including private equity and private credit funds, with additional experience in fund secondaries and restructurings, and ESG-related fund products. Dean Collins leads the team and handles the structuring and establishment of private equity investment funds, secondary transactions, carried interest and co-investment plans, team spin-outs and co-investments. Thomas Kim left in January 2025 to join Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee.