OVERVIEW
Ann is head of Maples and Calder's Asia Funds & Investment Management teams in Hong Kong and Singapore. Ann focuses on the international investment fund market. She has expertise in the formation, structuring and restructuring of all types of open and closed end funds, including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital, real estate and infrastructure funds. Ann's recent experience includes advising on a number of new investment funds for the largest and most high-profile wealth manager in China, as well as assisting with the launch of multiple investment funds in support of the Greater Bay initiative/ESG and impact investing. Her practice also involves advising a number of international family offices on their strategic investments.
BACKGROUND
Ann previously worked for Linklaters in London and Hong Kong, and for Freehills in Australia. She has been recognised as one of the top 10 offshore lawyers in Asia in the Offshore Client Choice List by Asian Legal Business and awarded Best in Offshore at the Asia Women in Business Law Awards for a number of years. Ann has been ranked as a leading individual in The Legal 500, and highly-regarded funds lawyer in Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, Chambers Global and IFLR1000. Ann is regularly invited to speak at high profile industry conferences and seminars as an offshore expert. She is fluent in Cantonese.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Law Institute of Victoria, AustraliaMember of the Law Society of England and Wales
Member of the 100 Women in Finance (100WF), APAC Lead of Advisory Council
Member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), Hong Kong Regulatory Committee
Member of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), Regulatory & Tax Committee
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment ManagementLANGUAGES
Cantonese
English
BAR ADMISSIONS
2000 - Admitted as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia (not practising)
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2010 - Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (not practising)
2012 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
University of Melbourne, Australia, Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 1999
University of Melbourne, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce, 1999
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KNOWLEDGE
- Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 07 September 2022
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q2 2022 27 July 2022
- BVI Regulatory Obligations and Filing Deadlines 2022 12 May 2022
- Cayman Islands Economic Substance Requirements for Discretionary Investment Managers 30 November 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: FAR Form – Related Fund Entity Form Released 13 September 2021
- BVI Regulatory Sandbox Launched to Support Innovative FinTech 22 January 2021
- BVI Approved Managers: Upcoming Deadline 18 January 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Additional Updates on AEOI and the DITC Portal 05 November 2020
- New CIMA Rules for Registered Private Funds 02 November 2020
- New CIMA Rules for Registered Mutual Funds 02 November 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022
- Maples Advises RAYS Capital Partners Limited on the Launch of a Greater China ESG Fund 14 February 2022
- Maples Group Wins Multiple Law Firm Awards and Leading Individual Recognitions in Asia 31 December 2021
- Maples Group Management Team Update 02 December 2021
- Maples Group Recognised as Best Offshore Law Firm in Asia 03 June 2021
- Maples Advises SK Inc. on a Joint New Mobility Fund with Geely Automobile 17 May 2021
- Maples Group Appoints New Regional Managing Partner to its Law Firms in Asia 11 March 2021
- Maples Advises East Point Asset Management on the Launch of its First Fund 04 March 2021
- Maples Group Maintains Leading Positions in 2021 Asia Pacific Legal Directories 20 January 2021
- Maples Group Supports US$300 Million China-focused Logistics Fund 24 December 2020