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. In 2023, Ann was named as one of 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by the Hedge Fund Journal. 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
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2023 01 September 2023
- A Step Closer to AIFMD 2.0 28 July 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q1 2023 27 April 2023
- CBI's New Enhanced Flexibility for QIAIF Digital Asset Exposure 05 April 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland Findings Following EU Review of Costs and Fees in UCITS 30 March 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland: Key Areas of Supervisory Focus for 2023 06 March 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q4 2022 31 January 2023
- Preparing for SEAR and IAF Recommended Measures for all Irish Regulated Firms to Consider 20 January 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's Multi-Jurisdictional Expertise Shines with Partners from Ireland, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong Making '50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds' List 14 November 2023
- Maples Group Celebrates Strong Ties between Japan and its Multi-Jurisdictional Global Network 26 October 2023
- Maples Group Expands Asia Funds & Investment Management Practice with Appointment of New Partner 02 August 2023
- Maples Group Advises Singapore Investment Manager relating to Maiden Secondaries Fund 10 May 2023
- Maples Group Wins 12 China Deals of the Year Awards 2022 09 February 2023
- Maples Group maintains Leading Positions in 2023 Asia Pacific Legal Directories 26 January 2023
- Nine Maples Group Partners Recognised in 12th Edition of Women in Business Law Expert Guide 25 October 2022
- 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