Ann Ng

OVERVIEW

Ann is a financial services and corporate lawyer at Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm. She 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 Belt and Road initiative.  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 for three consecutive years since the awards debut in 2016.  She has also been awarded Best in Offshore at the Asia Women in Business Law Awards for a number of years and has been ranked as a highly-regarded funds lawyer in The Legal 500, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, Chambers Global and IFLR1000.  Ann regularly speaks at industry conferences and seminars as an offshore expert.  She is fluent in Cantonese.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Law Institute of Victoria, Australia

Member 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