Luke Gannon heads up the investment management and funds practice at DLA Piper. The team leverages extensive expertise across private equity, real estate and infrastructure as well as alternative investments and regulatory capabilities. Gannon specialises in new fund structures and acts for both first-time and seasoned fund sponsors. Shinong Wang joined the team from Kirkland & Ellis in February 2025 and has a wealth of experience in private investment fund formation and structuring as well as co-investment arrangements, separate accounts and secondary transactions.
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- ‘Shinong Wang is proactive.'
Key clients
- Nine Blocks Capital Management
- UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG
- Persistent Asset Partners Limited
Work highlights
Advising Nine Blocks Capital Management on the formation and launch of one of the first Bitcoin-denominated hedge funds in Asia.
Advising UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG (“UBS”) on its investment in ChrysCapital X, LLC (the "Fund").
Advising Hong Kong-based Persistent Asset Partners Limited on the establishment and on-going support for seven Cayman funds and one Hong Kong fund.
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Luke Gannon
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Shinong Wang