Cooley

Cooley LLP is an international law firm representing clients in a wide range of industries. We have more than 1,500 lawyers across 17 offices in Asia, Europe and the United States, representing 6,000+ high-growth new economy companies, 500+ venture fund families and closing 2,000+ venture and growth investments per year.

For over 30 years, Cooley has been advising companies and investors in Asia from our offices in Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. We are broadly recognized for its powerhouse technology, life sciences and venture capital practices. We represent some of Asia’s most innovative and dynamic companies and leading investors, advising on their financings, M&As and joint ventures, IPOs and other strategic transactions at all stages of their growth.

Our dedication to Asia's fund industry is unparalleled and unrivaled by any other law firm. Cooley forms considerably more dollar-denominated Asia venture capital and growth equity funds in dollar terms than any other law firm worldwide, and in 1989, organized China’s first dollar-denominated private investment fund. Today, we are counsel to more than 500 private investment fund organizations worldwide, including more than 90 fund managers with their primary operations in Asia and numerous other managers outside of the region making investments in portfolio companies in the region.

We have a team of more than 40 specialist fund formation lawyers and dozens of other practitioners dedicated to serving our clients headquartered and doing business in Asia.  Our team is bolstered by international tax, regulatory, securities and other lawyers that regularly work on the structuring and implementation of global funds.

PEMA

Marsh’s Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) practice is the leading global provider with more than 25 years of experience for risk management services, transactional risk solutions and aggregate purchasing/portfolio programs to private equity investors and their portfolio companies. PEMA has more than 350 colleagues on a global basis located in strategic hubs which have:

• ~6,000+ M&A transactions annually completed globally
• 90+ Equity sponsor global portfolio programs under management
• 2,000+ participating portfolio companies
• $3 billion+ In annual private equity related premium managed via our dedicated M&A brokerage platform

Marsh is part of Marsh McLennan which is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company’s 85,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annual revenue of $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses.

Morrison Foerster

Morrison Foerster is a law firm transforms complexity into advantage. With our collective intelligence, we shape powerful legal strategies that move your business forward while living our shared values.

We solve your most critical multidimensional challenges in a way that provides clarity around the risk you are facing and gives you confidence in your chosen path. We pair diversity of perspective with a strategic consultative approach to craft the tailored strategies you need. We foster trusted partnerships that are defined by winning for you when it matters most.

Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, and leading technology and life sciences companies. Whether established for decades or just an entrepreneur’s idea, we represent organizations as they grow, innovate, disrupt, and develop into leading industry players and household names.