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Hong Kong’s Carried Interest Tax Concession – Zero % Tax!

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Following the enactment last year of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance, which has seen strong take up in its first eight months of operation, the new tax concession on carried interest earned from the activities of...more

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Hong Kong’s 0% Tax Concession for Carried Interest

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After six months of consultation, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Bill 2021 ("Bill") providing for a tax concession for a 0% profits tax rate on eligible carried interest ("Tax...more

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The Arrival of Hong Kong’s Limited Partnership Fund Regime

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Hong Kong’s private funds industry is on the verge of benefitting from further significant changes in local laws designed to make Hong Kong more attractive as a centre for private funds and their managers. On 31 August 2020,...more

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Hong Kong: A New Limited Partnership Fund Regime for Private Equity Real Estate Funds and other Private Equity Funds

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Hong Kong has taken a further step towards establishing itself as a leading fund formation jurisdiction with the passing of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance which is expected to become effective on 31 August 2020, to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Hong Kong to Adopt a Limited Partnership Regime for Funds

- The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau proposed a limited partnership regime for investment funds in Hong Kong to enhance the attractiveness of the Hong Kong asset and wealth management industry. - Similar to...more

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The Next Generation of Private Equity Funds in Asia: Hong Kong’s Proposed Limited Partnership Fund

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The Hong Kong government on 20 March 2020 published the Limited Partnership Fund Bill ("Bill") which provides for a new limited partnership regime for private funds ("LPF") in Hong Kong.1 As we see a greater number of fund...more

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Hong Kong to Revamp Limited Partnership Regime to Attract Private Funds

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Hong Kong has a strong reputation as a global and regional hub for the asset management and funds industry and is clearly looking to maintain and improve its competitiveness in this sector. In the recent 2020-2021 Budget, and...more

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SFC Issues Guidance to Private Equity Firms and Family Offices on Licensing Issues

In recent years, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has increasingly focused on private equity funds’ obligation to be licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO). In February 2019, the SFC’s...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2019: New Limited Partnership Regime for Private Equity Funds in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Financial Secretary announced in his 2019-20 Budget speech that the government was seeking to establish a limited partnership regime for funds (LPF), in order to facilitate industry development while maintaining...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Regional Focus: Asia"

A number of economic and political factors, both domestic and international, influenced M&A and capital markets activity worldwide in 2016. Skadden attorneys Christopher W. Betts, Will H. Cai, Z. Julie Gao, Bradley A. Klein,...more

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2016 Proskauer Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2016 Edition: Hong Kong Profits Tax Exemption for Private Equity Funds

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The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2015 (the “Amendment Ordinance”) came into effect on July 17, 2015, extending Hong Kong profits tax exemption to offshore private equity (“PE”) funds....more

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Hong Kong Government to Extend Existing Offshore Funds Tax Exemption to Private Equity Funds

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The Hong Kong government has announced in its latest budget a planned extension of the existing offshore funds tax exemption to bring offshore private equity funds investing in or through Hong Kong, within its scope. The...more

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