Key Takeaways
- • K&L Gates Straits Law LLC appointed Ed Bennett as a partner in its asset management and investment funds practice in Singapore, effective January 2024.
- • Bennett joins from Morgan Lewis Stamford, where he was a partner and co-leader of the Singapore investment management practice group.
- • Bennett brings expertise in fund formations, direct and co-investments, private equity, M&A, capital markets, and cross-border transactions across Asia-Pacific, with particular focus on Southeast Asia.
- • The hire strengthens K&L Gates' investment funds capability in Singapore and enhances the firm's ability to serve fund managers and institutional investors on complex structuring and regulatory matters.
Summary
K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP, has hired Ed Bennett as a partner to join its asset management and investment funds practice. Bennett transitions from Morgan Lewis Stamford, where he held partner status and served as co-leader of the firm's Singapore investment management practice group.
Bennett brings extensive transactional experience across investment fund and corporate matters. His practice encompasses direct and co-investments by funds, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets work, secondary buyouts, refinancing, and fund formations. He regularly advises fund managers and institutional investors globally on the structuring, establishment, and commitment aspects of alternative investment vehicles.
Since relocating to Singapore from London in 2011, Bennett has developed deep regional expertise, focusing on Southeast Asian cross-border corporate transactions and fund formations involving investment teams across the Asia-Pacific region. His experience includes involvement with offshore private equity investment in Indonesia and other complex Asia-focused mandates.
Michael Caccese, Chairman of K&L Gates and Co-Practice Area Leader of Asset Management & Investment Funds, noted that "Ed's years of experience and his creativity enables us to continue to enhance the level of services and creative counseling we deliver to our clients," emphasizing Bennett's skill in advising clients on sophisticated structuring and challenging regulatory issues. Sreenivasan Narayanan S.C., Managing Partner of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, stated that Bennett's appointment "bolsters our asset management and investment funds capability in Singapore" and reflects the firm's commitment to serving the region's fund sponsor and investor communities.
Bennett brings extensive transactional experience across investment fund and corporate matters. His practice encompasses direct and co-investments by funds, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets work, secondary buyouts, refinancing, and fund formations. He regularly advises fund managers and institutional investors globally on the structuring, establishment, and commitment aspects of alternative investment vehicles.
Since relocating to Singapore from London in 2011, Bennett has developed deep regional expertise, focusing on Southeast Asian cross-border corporate transactions and fund formations involving investment teams across the Asia-Pacific region. His experience includes involvement with offshore private equity investment in Indonesia and other complex Asia-focused mandates.
Michael Caccese, Chairman of K&L Gates and Co-Practice Area Leader of Asset Management & Investment Funds, noted that "Ed's years of experience and his creativity enables us to continue to enhance the level of services and creative counseling we deliver to our clients," emphasizing Bennett's skill in advising clients on sophisticated structuring and challenging regulatory issues. Sreenivasan Narayanan S.C., Managing Partner of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, stated that Bennett's appointment "bolsters our asset management and investment funds capability in Singapore" and reflects the firm's commitment to serving the region's fund sponsor and investor communities.
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