David Tai, Associate, Investment Management

David Tai

Associate

Areas of Focus

David Tai, Associate, Investment Management

David Tai

Associate

dtai@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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Biography
  • Represents fund sponsors in relation to the establishment and operation of a range of private investment funds.
  • Represents institutional investors on private fund investments across a range of asset classes.
  • Experience with GP-led secondaries, including establishment of continuation vehicles, preparation of rollover election materials, and LPAC conflict waivers.

David represents private fund sponsors on matters involving the formation, structuring and fundraising of a wide range of closed-ended private investment funds, as well as managed accounts and customized investment solutions. He also regularly represents sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors on their private fund investments.

Prior to joining Akin, David was an Associate in the Melbourne and Singapore offices of a leading Australian law firm, where he acted for global fund managers including a client secondment to Australia’s leading alternative investment manager. David graduated with distinction with a Juris Doctor from Monash University, where he represented the university in a range of international arbitration and mediation competitions and served on the committee of the Law Students’ Society.  David also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, with a double major in finance and accounting.

Representative Work
  • Represented a leading Indian private equity manager on the establishment of various co-investment vehicles and related negotiations with international investors.
  • Represented a leading Indian fund manager on the establishment of a continuation fund and its acquisition of assets from an affiliated fund nearing the end of its term.
  • Ongoing representation of various Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds in relation to their private fund investments globally.
  • Represented an Australian manager on the establishment of a flagship Asia-focused infrastructure fund, with vehicles domiciled in Singapore and Luxembourg
  • Represented an Australian manager on the establishment of a real estate investment platform, including a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund’s accession to the platform via a Cayman fund of one feeder vehicle
  • Represented a Singaporean infrastructure manager on the establishment of a Cayman co-GP fund with Chinese SOEs as cornerstone investors

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Education
  • G.D.L.P., College of Law, 2018

  • J.D., Monash University, with distinction, 2017

  • B.Com., University of Melbourne, 2013

Bar Admissions
  • Law Society of Victoria, Australia

  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore

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