Funds & Investment Management
“Rajah & Tann frequently provides advice to leading global funds groups that encompass a broad spectrum of strategies including hedge, venture capital, private equity and real estate funds. The team is adept in offering advice to major investment groups on corporate reorganization and M&A, particularly distinguished for its work on the creation and management of private funds.”
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
At Rajah & Tann Singapore, we understand that every fund formation, fund investment and asset management regulatory matter is unique. Successfully navigating the intricate landscape and the asset management space requires more than just technical know-how, track record and experience; it demands a committed partner who truly prioritises your objectives, foresees and addresses potential challenges, and brings clarity and precision to every aspect of the process.
Our Funds and Investment Management Practice is focused on a single aim: to support our clients in the structuring, creation and effective management of investment vehicles in today’s dynamic asset management, regulatory and commercial environment.
Whether you are a global fund management group, an institutional investor, a family office, a limited partner investor or an emerging fund manager, we are dedicated to delivering strategic, practical and forward-thinking legal advice covering all aspects in the asset management value chain. Our approach ensures that our counsel is always closely aligned with your specific legal, regulatory, investment and commercial goals; providing you with the confidence to move forward in a rapidly evolving asset management space.
Why Choose Us?
Comprehensive Expertise: Our Funds and Investment Management Practice is a well-regarded market-leading practice group focused on the asset management industry made up of a dynamic interdisciplinary team of partners with deep industry track record and knowledge of the trends and developments in the asset management space.
We are a sector-focused integrated specialist practice with a focus on both fund formation and regulatory practice serving the asset management sector, providing comprehensive counsel to investment advisers, fund managers and financial intermediaries in the funds industry ecosystem on the application of Singapore regulations on investment funds, their advisers and intermediaries in the asset management sector.
We are consistently ranked as a top-tier investment funds practice in leading global and Asian based legal industry publications. Our partners have extensive and deep experience in the structuring, formation and ongoing counsel of pooled investment funds and regulatory matters in the asset management sector.
How We Can Help
- Structuring, formation and establishment of onshore and offshore investment funds.
- Acting as transaction counsel for limited partners and financial sponsors in the asset management space.
- Regulatory advice under Singapore law for fund management businesses pursuing a diverse range of business models.
- Negotiation of managed account and other bespoke hybrid investment mandates including fund-of ones, co-investments and continuation investment vehicles.
- Advising financial sponsors, private investors and institutional investors in the making of investments into private equity, venture capital and real estate / infrastructure and other investment fund structures.
- Acting in corporate and merger & acquisition transactions and restructuring matters involving fund management groups, fund portfolios and Singapore real estate investment trusts.
Our Expertise
Structuring, Formation and Establishment of Onshore and Offshore Investment Funds
We are a market leader in the structuring, formation and ongoing operation of both onshore and offshore investment funds pursuing a diverse range of investment strategies and investment in various asset classes, including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital funds, real estate funds, hybrid funds, continuation vehicles, co-investment vehicles, club deals and fund-of-one structures.
Our team delivers tailored solutions that align with your investment strategy, investor profile and commercial objectives, ensuring compliance with Singapore legal and regulatory frameworks.
Regulatory Advice under Singapore Law for Fund Management Businesses
A key strength of our practice is our integrated asset management regulatory advisory capability. We provide comprehensive regulatory advice under Singapore law for fund management businesses pursuing diverse business models in the asset management sector.
We regularly help with fund management licensing applications, regulatory exemptions, and ongoing filings to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as well as with compliance and business conduct obligations under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and other salient legislation, ensuring your business meets all conduct and operational requirements.
We are the team of choice for fund management houses looking to set up Singapore fund management businesses pursuing a diverse range of business models.
Our work includes:
- Formulating and drafting of fund management licence applications to the MAS and advising on regulatory exemptions as it pertains to the asset management sector.
- Advising on corporate governance, business conduct, and disclosure requirements.
- Structuring investment funds, pooled investment vehicles, joint venture vehicles, co-investment, continuation vehicles and club deals.
- Advising on ongoing securities offering matters.
- Supporting clients in ongoing regulatory, operational and investor related matters.
Negotiation of Managed Account Mandates & Investments into Investment Funds
We regularly act for both institutional investors and private investors in the negotiation of managed account mandates and in investments into private investment funds, particularly private equity and venture capital funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, as well as other hybrid structures in the alternatives space.
Our deep market knowledge ensures that you achieve balanced, commercially sound outcomes that protect your interests while promoting long-term relationships with fund managers.
Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Transactions
Working closely with our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, we advise on corporate and M&A transactions involving fund management groups, fund portfolios and Singapore real estate investment trusts (REITs).
We have deep experience in restructuring matters across the fund management and investment sector, providing seamless, multi-disciplinary support that spans corporate, regulatory, and transactional disciplines.
Partner with a Market Leader
Whether you are launching a new fund, structuring a complex investment, or managing cross-border transactions, we are committed to helping you achieve lasting success.
To learn more about how our Funds and Investment Management Practice can support your investment goals, please contact us.
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Recognition
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Band 1 - Investment FundsChambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
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Tier 1 - Investment FundsThe Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Outstanding - Investment FundsAsialaw Profiles (2024)
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"'R&T's practice brings a blend of local expertise, international know-how, and value for money to the table. It is a practice that is well positioned to be useful to any investment house based in Singapore looking out at the world."The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2025)
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“Fund management houses turn to the “highly sophisticated and well-regarded” practice at Rajah & Tann to set up Singapore fund management businesses and private investment funds. The firm houses a robust regulatory practice, focused on the formation of private investment funds, in addition to licensing and ongoing regulation of fund managers, and is noted for its expertise in corporate reorganisations and M&A involving Singapore-based managers and investment funds.”The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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"Rajah & Tann frequently provides advice to leading global funds groups that encompass a broad spectrum of strategies including hedge, venture capital, private equity and real estate funds. The team is adept in offering advice to major investment groups on corporate reorganization and M&A, particularly distinguished for its work on the creation and management of private funds.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
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“Efficient, reliable, responsive and able to provide sound advice… They have the depth of industry knowledge as well as breadth of experience to advise on novel issues.”Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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“Hard working, always busy, the go-to guys for fund establishment in Singapore. A very good blend of both understanding the regulatory and technical aspects of fund structuring and also the practical aspects.”The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022)
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"They don't rest on their laurels. They are able to bring their best to bear on each new financing transaction. They are very customer-focused and their service is top notch."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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"Rajah & Tann are acutely aware of the commercial context in rendering legal advice to navigate a regulatory minefield instead of delivering textbook answers."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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“Stellar expertise in Singapore regulatory matters as it relates to fund management”Asialaw Profiles (2024)
Rajah & Tann frequently provides advice to leading global funds groups that encompass a broad spectrum of strategies including hedge, venture capital, private equity and real estate funds. The team is adept in offering advice to major investment groups on corporate reorganization and M&A, particularly distinguished for its work on the creation and management of private funds.”
Our Funds & Investment Management Team
