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Introduction
Our private equity specialists can advise across the entire lifecycle of the asset class, from fund formation, through investment, to exits and beyond.
We provide a full service offering to private equity sponsors, their advisers and intermediary law firms, advising on fund formation, capital raising, subsequent closings, financings, downstream transactions, exits and wind down etc.
Whether we are advising the large private equity firms or start-up sponsors launching their first fund structure, we pride ourselves on delivering technical expertise and commercial solutions
Scope of Services
- Fund structuring advice
- Fund formation and capital raising
- Offshore fund advisory services
- Investor advisory services
- Investment and transactions
- Tokenization of PE Fund Offerings
- Investor Due Diligence
- Portfolio Investment Due Diligence
- Acquisition /Realisation/Exit (Sales, IPO, Restructuring, Recapitalization)
- Liquidation of PE Fund
- Restructuring and recovery
- Private wealth services
- Sustainable investment and private equity
News and Insights
Loeb Smith Attorneys acts as the Legal Advisor to the Special Committee in First High-School Education Group’s Successful Closing of its Going Private Transaction
Hong Kong (14 March 2025) Further to the announcement on 22 November 2024, Loeb Smith Attorneys is pleased to announce its role as legal advisor in the successful completion of the going private merger transaction of First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), an education service provider primarily…
Preference shares and redemption rights in the Cayman Islands – an overview
It has become increasingly popular in recent years for venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms to set up exempted companies limited by shares in the Cayman Islands for the purposes of pre-IPO equity financing rounds.
Loeb Smith Attorneys has been recognized as a Legal 500’s Leading Firm in client satisfaction 2024
Loeb Smith Attorneys is pleased to announce that our team has been rated as a Leading Firm in client satisfaction 2024 by the Legal 500. Every year the Legal 500 team speak to clients and peers about the top law firms around the globe.
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Investment Funds and Finance & Corporate capabilities recognized in 2024 IFLR1000 Hong Kong Guide
We are pleased to announce that IFLR1000 has released its 2024-2025 Hong Kong rankings and Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Hong Kong office is awarded “Recommended Firm 2024” and ranked in two categories: “Investment funds: Offshore” and “Financial and corporate: Offshore”.
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ Hong Kong team continues its fast growth and is ranked on ALB HONG KONG FIRMS TO WATCH 2024 list
Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre has fostered a highly competitive legal market. Fast growing law firms have emerged as significant contributors, demonstrating exceptional capabilities and a deep understanding of local business needs. ALB continues to identify and recognise these standout firms for their achievements.
Finalist Selections Reveal for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024
By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…
Loeb Smith Attorneys’ team wins the “Best offshore law firm – client service” category at With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards 2024
Loeb Smith Attorneys is pleased to announce that our team has been recognized for outstanding client service at HFM Asia Services Awards 2024 after being shortlisted for the second year in a row
Cayman Islands – A Limited Partner’s statutory right to information
Exempted limited partnerships are popular offshore investment vehicles in the Cayman Islands, especially with private equity investors and venture capitalists who have, or may be looking to, set up their investment vehicle by way of the established GP-LP structure.
Loeb Smith Attorneys has been shortlisted once again in the “Best offshore law firm” and “Best offshore law firm client service” categories for the With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards
Loeb Smith Attorneys is pleased to share that our team has been shortlisted in the “Best offshore law firm” and “Best offshore law firm client service” categories for the With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards 2024 for the second year in a row. The shortlisting is a strong…
Loeb Smith has been recognised amongst Top 30 Asia’s Fastest Growing Law Firms in 2023 by Asia Legal Business
facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonwechat sharing buttonsharethis sharing button We are pleased to announce our firm’s recognition on The ALB Fast 30 list which reinforces the firm’s growth strategy in Asia by providing high quality technical legal advice and commercial solutions, outstanding client services,…
Loeb Smith promotes Robert Farrell as Partner in Cayman Islands Corporate and Investment Funds Group
Loeb Smith is pleased to welcome Ivy Wong to the firm as Senior Legal Director for its Corporate practice in the Hong Kong office, where her practice focuses on advising multi-national corporations and conglomerates, shareholders, investment funds, financial institutions, banks, public and private companies, as well as high…
Key Trends in Cayman and the BVI for Investment Funds, M&A, and Finance Transactions in 2022
With inflationary pressures coming to the fore in certain areas of the global economy and the continuing impact of Covid-19, there are many important and urgent issues to discuss. In our capacity as offshore legal advisers, we wanted to highlight some of the features from our Investment Funds/M&A…
Using a segregated portfolio company for private equity funds
Could you briefly explain the concept of the Segregated Portfolio Company? Once registered under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, a segregated portfolio company (“SPC”) can operate segregated portfolios (“SPs”) with the benefit of statutory segregation of assets and liabilities between portfolios.
Private Equity Multi-jurisdictional Guide: Introduction of the New ELP Law and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law 2014
Good News for Cayman Islands Domiciled Private Equity Funds! The legal landscape for Cayman Islands domiciled private equity and venture capital funds has changed significantly in 2014 as a result of the coming into force of two new laws in the Cayman Islands. Attached is an analysis article…
