In a notable move, Jason Nelms has been taken on board by K&L Gates Straits Law as a partner in its asset management and investment funds practice based out of Singapore. Prior to this appointment, Nelms was associated with Morrison Foerster.
With an established reputation, Nelms has been instrumental in advising both Asia-based as well as US sponsors and investors in the structuring, formation and offering of private investment funds. He has been an asset to his previous ventures due in part to his strategic insights.
Additionally, Nelms lends his expertise to investment companies and their principals concerning the buying and selling of significant minority interests in asset management firms. His range of advice extends to topics line fund sponsors on management company structuring, shareholders’ agreements, and pertinent internal governance matters. These details have been shared by K&L Gates in their recent release.
In this context, the addition of Nelms to the K&L Gates Straits Law team is expected to provide the firm with significant competitive advantage given his industry experience and investment acumen. The information about this new development was first published by Bloomberg Law Automation on Wednesday.