Partner

Helen Wang

Languages

English
Mandarin

Helen Wang is a partner in the Funds and Indirect Real Estate team in the Hong Kong office.

Helen’s practice focuses on all aspects relating to the formation, maintenance and restructuring of investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds.

Helen advises asset managers, banks, state owned enterprises, professional trustees and fund administrators, as well as family offices and start-ups, across the Asia Pacific region in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

Helen is admitted to practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong and Australia. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce (International Business) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She speaks fluent Mandarin and English.

Before joining CMS, Helen practised Hong Kong, Australian, BVI and Cayman Islands law working in international law firms and on secondment as in-house counsel with major financial institutions in Hong Kong and Australia.

Awards & Recognitions

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Private Equity Rising Stars: Top 10 Lawyers in Asia to Watch in 2023

Law.com
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Rising Star, Private Equity Funds and Real Estate Funds

IFLR1000
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Recommended Lawyer, Investment Funds

IFLR1000

Relevant experience

A Hong Kong based asset manager on the establishment of the first tokenised real estate fund in Hong Kong.
A leading ASEAN focused private equity manager on the establishment of a Vietnam focused buyout fund.
A leading Hong Kong based real estate manager on the establishment of an open-ended Cayman Islands domiciled UK student accommodation fund.
A Hong Kong and US based private equity manager on the establishment of a Cayman Islands domiciled biotechnology fund.
A Hong Kong based private equity manager on their Asian solar energy fund.
An Indonesian focused private equity manager on the restructuring of their funds following the approval of the establishment of their Singapore based MAS licensed manager.
A European Development Financial Institution on its co-investment into a Southeast Asian financial institution.
A prominent Hong Kong family office on its investment in a Singapore real estate fund.
A large Singapore based private equity manager on the launch of its Singapore domiciled VCC fund.
Numerous limited partners on their proposed investments into various private equity or venture capital funds including the negotiations of transaction documents and side letters.
A Hong Kong real estate conglomerate on all legal and regulatory aspects of the launch of their private equity business.
A global US investment bank on the governance framework for a new private equity product line for their private wealth division.
A Philippines bank on the governance framework for a new private equity product line for their private wealth division and establishing their first fund product.
Various banks in Hong Kong on their obligations as trustee and custodian of Hong Kong domiciled retail funds on compliance with the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds.
A global US bank on their RA13 depositary licence application to the SFC.
Numerous clients on managing, advising, distributing and marketing fund products and conducting regulated activities including Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) in Hong Kong, and LFMC and VCFM in Singapore.

Publications

“Hong Kong’s New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme”, 1 March 2024
“Hong Kong SFC Concludes Consultations on Proposed Amendments to Enforcement-Related Provisions Of The Securities And Futures Ordinance”, 14 August 2023
“Asia PE fundraising: Can GPs capitalize on Hong Kong’s immigration-by-investment scheme?”, Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ), 29 May 2024.
"Hong Kong: More Flexibility for a Streamlined Approach to Conducting Suitability Checks on Sophisticated Professional Investors," 3 August 2023.
"More holistic incentives and regulatory clarity needed in HK’s family office push," IFLR (by subscription only), 27 July 2023.
"A brighter spotlight on family offices," China Daily, 21 July 2023.
“HKMA to Roll Out New Licensing Requirements and Regulations on Stablecoins in 2023/2024”, 3 February 2023.
“Women lawyers at work: Hong Kong survey shows up gender woes, men who patronise in the workplace”, South China Morning Post (SCMP), 28 January 2023.
“Confronting gender disparity in HK’s legal industry”, IFLR (by subscription only), 12 January 2023.

Memberships & Roles

Member, Development Committee, Hong Kong Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
Member, Technical Committee, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA)
Regular speaker at industry events and quoted in the media

Education

University of New South Wales, Australia, Bachelor of Laws
University of New South Wales, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (International Studies)

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A

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