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Registration deadline:
June 25, 2024, 15:00 HKT
Speakers' bios
Kamar Jaffer
Partner, Dubai, A&O Shearman
Kamar advises sponsors, managers, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), institutional investors and family offices on structuring and establishing investment funds (including Shari’a compliant funds), fund investments, co-investments, segregated managed accounts, bespoke investment structures, joint ventures and cross-border M&A. Kamar’s experience spans a broad range of sectors including private equity, debt, technology, infrastructure, real estate, venture capital, hospitality and healthcare sectors.
Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Kamar was Head of Legal for the Middle East and North Africa (including Turkey) for PineBridge Investments Middle East, a global multi-asset class manager, providing cross-jurisdictional legal advice across private equity, real estate and distribution of funds and global financial products.
Jodi Norman
Partner, Dubai, A&O Shearman
Jodi is the Regional Head of the Financial Services Regulatory Practice Group for Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa. Jodi has unrivalled knowledge across the full suite of regulations applicable in the UAE: UAE Central Bank law and regulation, UAE SCA law and regulation, ADGM law and regulation and DIFC law and regulation. This regional knowledge is supported by strong working knowledge and experience in UK/EU financial services law and regulation.
Lorna Chen
Co-Managing Partner of Greater China and Regional Co-Head of Funds & Asset Management, Hong Kong, A&O Shearman
Lorna is one of the most senior international lawyers in Asia who serves clients in the fund formation area, focusing on the structuring, restructuring, formation and operation of alternative investment products, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and funds of funds. Lorna has extensive experience in representing investors in making investments in private funds and co-investment projects around the globe. Lorna is also respected by clients as an expert on regulatory and compliance matters related to investment funds and their managers.
James Ford
Partner, Hong Kong, A&O Shearman
James focuses on clients active in private equity and other alternative asset classes, where he has a broad range of experience covering traditional fundraisings, secondary transactions, mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and capital markets transactions.
He regularly guides clients in structuring funds and transactions to address a wide range of regulatory, tax and transactional issues and is a pioneer in the APAC secondaries market.
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