Profilo
Benedict is an investment funds and financial services regulatory lawyer. He represents a broad range of financial institutions—including asset managers, investment advisers, fund sponsors, and institutional investors—on all aspects of their investment business.
His practice focuses on the structuring and establishment of onshore and offshore collective investment schemes, as well as bespoke managed account arrangements. His experience spans a wide range of strategies, including hedge, private equity, venture capital, credit, real estate, commodities, and digital assets.
Benedict also advises allocators and their investment vehicles on fund investments and negotiations. He provides comprehensive counsel to asset managers throughout their business lifecycle, covering key areas such as licensing and registration, employment and immigration, seeding, revenue sharing, carried interest and co-management arrangements, product design and distribution, and other regulatory and compliance matters.
Concentrations
- Fund Formation & Structuring
- Separately Managed Account Arrangements
- Seeding, Revenue Sharing, Co-Management Arrangements
- Cross-border Marketing and Fund Distribution
- Investor Representation
- Structuring and Establishment of Regulated Business (including Licensing and Exemption under applicable Securities Law)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Employment & Immigration
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Acted as lead counsel for the asset management arm of a sovereign wealth fund in the establishment of a fund of hedge funds structured with the variable capital company in Singapore. °
- Acted as lead counsel in the launch of a Cayman Islands private equity fund investing in Thailand sponsored by a real estate group with target commitments of USD 250 million. °
- Acted as lead counsel for the asset management arm of a Korean financial group in the launch of their flagship Cayman Islands hedge fund.°
- Acted as lead counsel for a Korean hedge fund in the launch of their flagship Cayman Islands hedge fund managed by their Singapore entity.°
- Acted as lead counsel for a Japan focused hedge fund with AUM in excess of USD 1 billion, in the establishment of their flagship fund and separately managed account arrangements with key and strategic investors.°
- Acted as lead counsel for a Japanese asset management group in the launch of their flagship Cayman Islands hedge fund managed by their Singapore entity.°
- Acted as lead counsel in the launch of a macro hedge fund with over USD 1 billion in AUM for a Singapore-based managed. °
- Acted as lead counsel for the largest Swiss financial institution in the launch of their open-ended fund of real estate funds structured with the Cayman Islands unit trust. °
- Acted as lead counsel in obtaining a capital markets services licence for fund management for a New York headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund with over USD 5 billion in AUM and as Singapore counsel on the launch of their flagship fund.°
- Acted as lead counsel for multiple global asset managers (including 2 with AUM of more than USD 1 trillion) in respect of the launch of variable capital companies structured as investment platforms. °
- Acted as lead counsel in advising a Connecticut headquartered hedge fund group with over USD 100 billion in AUM on obtaining a capital markets services licence for fund management. °
- Acted as lead counsel in advising a London headquartered hedge fund with over USD 80 billion in AUM on obtaining a capital markets services licence for fund management. °
- Acted as lead counsel in advising other macro, hedge, relative value, private equity and venture capital fund managers on obtaining capital markets services licence for fund management. °
- Acted as lead counsel in advising digital asset, non-capital markets products, real estate and infrastructure fund managers on relevant exemptions from securities laws. °
- Advised various global asset management firms and alternative asset managers on their cross-border marketing and fund distribution projects and initiatives. °
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Tan prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Singapore LLP.
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, The Legal 500 Singapore, “Next Generation Partner,” Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, 2023
- Listed, The Legal 500 Singapore, “Rising Star,” Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, 2020
- Listed, The Legal 500 Singapore, “Next Generation Lawyer,” Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, 2019
- Listed, Expert Guides, “Rising Star” and “Expert” for investment funds in Singapore
Formazione
- LL.B. (Hons), King's College London
- Singapore
- Inglese, Madrelingua
- Malay, Colloquiale