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Jason Nelms

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K&L Gates Straits Law LLC

K&L Gates Straits Law LLC

Singapore

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Investment funds: foreign firms

K&L Gates Straits Law LLC‘s team advises private fund sponsors, family offices and investors in the formation and structuring of alternative investment vehicles. Edward Bennett leads the team and has experience spanning private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate funds matters. Alongside Bennett at the helm, Jason Nelms specialises in advising Asia-based and US sponsors and investors on the structuring, formation, and offering of private investment funds.
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  • ‘K&L Gates combines market leading awareness of the latest trends in the investment funds market with a pragmatic and commercially aware approach. We particularly value their experience across different asset classes - from private equity and private credit to venture funds - and their ability to involve funds specialists across other jurisdictions.’

    ‘Edward Bennett is outstanding and a go to resource for us as an active LP investor. He is highly responsive and brings an excellent understanding of our needs as an investor and solutions focused approach to issues arising during transactions.’

    ‘Edward Bennett is exceptionally knowledgeable and manages transactions in an efficient and practical manner.’

    ‘Jason Nelms is always responsive and give us effective practical advice.'

    ‘Extremely deep legal knowledge, commercially-minded, extremely responsive, strong attention-to-detail.’

    ‘Jason and his team are fantastic. They are responsive, commercial in their approach and very decent people. I very much enjoy working with them.’

    ‘Jason Nelms is fantastic. He has a wealth of knowledge on law and practice. Charmaine Mok is also excellent.’

    ‘Very helpful and knowledgeable. Know our business and industry very well.’

Key clients

  • Alyssa Partners Savills Investment Management Growtheum Capital Partners Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Asian Development Bank Intudo Ventures E15 VC Octave Ventures

Work highlights

Acted as counsel to Alyssa Partners, a leading Japan-focused real estate investment management firm, in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of logistics assets located in Greater Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan.