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Since its forming in October 2021, boutique investment fund firm Willa Legal has quickly gained market traction as a result of its ‘comprehensive and innovative approach to establishing and launching private funds’. Team head and founding partner Willa Chan has been integral to the firm’s success and is appreciated for her ’deep, specialized knowledge of fund structures and strategies’. 
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Testimonials

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  • 'The team has sound knowledge on different fund structures and is capable of providing useful suggestions to us under different scenarios.’
  • 'Willa Legal has extensive experience advising clients on the optimal fund structures and strategies, spanning a wide range of asset classes including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, credit, distressed assets, and more. 

  • ‘Willa Legal's investment funds practice stands out for its comprehensive and innovative approach to establishing and launching private funds.'

  • ‘Willa Chan is very hands on and has solid knowledge in the subject matter. She communicates effectively and is always precise and concrete. She is always pragmatic, quick and precise. She also keeps updating her technical knowledge.'

  • ‘Willa Chan is a truly exceptional lawyer. She is highly knowledgeable and has a natural talent for building rapport and relationship with clients. She is astute and solution-oriented, and she excels at identifying core issues and devising pragmatic solutions. Willa is the best funds lawyer I could ask for.’

  • 'Willa Chan has deep, specialised knowledge of fund structures and strategies.'

Key clients

  • Prosnav Capital
  • Mina Mina Capital
  • Lotus Capital

Work highlights

Represented a Luxembourg-based fund manager in the restructuring of a $100m fund-of-funds and establishment of a continuation fund.
Represented a Hong Kong SFC Type 9 licensed manager in establishment and launch of a $65m Japan-focused private equity fund that is structured as a Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company with multiple segregated portfolios for operational efficiency and offering investors the flexibility in investment exposure.
Represented a Hong Kong SFC Type 9 licensed manager in structuring of a $100m wine fund that adopts a Hong Kong limited partnership fund structure.

Lawyers

Practice head

Willa Chan