Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has launched an Asia funds practice in Hong Kong with a hire from Ropes & Gray.
Geoffrey Chan, most recently the Boston-based firm’s head of the Asia private investment funds practice, will now lead a similar practice for Skadden. Chan represented Hong Kong and China-based managers on forming and structuring dollar-denominated funds; he has advised clients including Citic Private Equity, Fosun Capital, FountainVest Partners and RRJ Capital. In 2016, he advised China-based HongDao Advisors on three investments with a total value of $26 million.
