Harneys has appointed Yucheng Fan as a partner in its investment funds practice to strengthen its funds offering in the Asia market.
Fan will be based in Harneys’ Hong Kong office.
A Japanese and Mandarin speaker, Fan specialises in Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) law, advising on the structure, formation, launch and maintenance of private equity funds, venture capital funds, corporate venture capital funds, hedge funds and unit trusts.
Commenting on Fan’s appointment, Maggie Kwok, Asia head of funds and regulation says: “We are delighted to welcome Yucheng to the team. We are committed to expanding our investment funds offering and believe that Yucheng’s practice, extensive track record and multilingual language capabilities will help us go from strength to strength.”
Harneys advises on Cayman, BVI, Cyprus and Luxembourg funds, including formation, restructuring and closure, both in planned and distressed scenarios.
The firm also has an offshore regulatory practice which provides regulated clients with essential legal support.
