Douglas Wong
Associate Investment Funds
Kirkland & Ellis
Overview
Douglas Wong is an associate in the Investment Funds Group in the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis. Douglas is a Singapore-qualified lawyer and advises international and regional fund managers on the formation and structuring of private equity, credit, real estate and secondary funds. He also advises clients and limited partners in connection with their investments in private funds and secondary portfolio transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Douglas's representative experience includes:
- Advised Forebright Capital on the successful closing of Forebright New Opportunities Fund III, L.P., with aggregate commitments of over US$500 million.
- Advised Crescent Point Capital on the acquisition by Ares Management Corporation of the Crescent Point Capital platform, a leading Asia-focused private equity platform.
- Advised Panacea Venture in the formation of its second USD healthcare fund (US$276 million).
- Advised BGH Capital in the formation of BGH Capital Fund II (A$3.6 billion).
Prior to joining Kirkland, Douglas’s representative experience includes:
- Advised a US fund manager on the formation of a China Core logistics fund.
- Advised an Asian fund manager on the formation of a discretionary equity real estate investment fund.
- Advised a global fund manager on the formation of a China logistics fund.
- Advised a Middle East investor on the formation of a European venture capital fund.
- Advised a Middle East investor on investments in various private equity and growth capital funds.
Prior Experience
Associate, Clifford Chance (2019–2020)
Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance (2017–2019)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2024Hong Kong
- 2017Singapore
Education
- National University of SingaporeLL.B.2016