Carey Olsen advises Gate.io on launch of cryptocurrency venture capital fund
凯瑞奥信就推出加密货币风险投资基金为 Gate.io 提供咨询
Carey Olsen has advised Gate Ventures Capital – the venture capital arm of global cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io – on the establishment and launch of a Cayman Islands domiciled, closed-ended private fund (the "Fund").
凯瑞奥信 (Carey Olsen) 就设立并推出一个在开曼群岛注册的封闭式私人基金（以下简称“基金”）为芝麻开门风险投资 (Gate Ventures Capital) 公司提供了咨询。该公司是全球加密货币交易平台芝麻开门 (Gate.io) 的风险投资分支。
The Fund is a venture capital fund which initially closed with investments in the digital assets and web 3.0 space across 28 portfolio companies and projects, encompassing opportunities from seed to pre-IPO rounds.
The aim of the Fund is to invest in the equity and tokens of unlisted start-up companies and protocols operating within the digital assets web 3.0 ecosystem, targeting projects with a growth timeframe of five years. The Fund is also involved in activities related to NFTs, gaming, DeFi and DeSoc and may consider investments in other venture funds that operate within these sectors.
The Carey Olsen Hong Kong investment funds team leading on the Cayman Islands aspects of the transaction comprised partner Michael Padarin and legal manager Christy Kan, alongside PwC as lead adviser and Tiang & Partners as Hong Kong counsel.
Carey Olsen additionally advised on the formation and registration of the Fund's investment manager as an approved manager under the laws of the BVI.
Michael Padarin commented: "We are pleased to have advised Gate Ventures Capital on the launch of its private fund within the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands' tax neutrality, regulatory flexibility and proximity to the U.S. make it a clear choice for investors establishing private funds within the rapidly evolving digital assets sector."
该基金是一个风险投资基金，最初封闭投资于 28 家投资组合公司及其项目的数字资产和 Web 3.0 领域，包括从种子轮到首次公开募股 (IPO) 前的投资机会。
该基金旨在以五年增长期的项目为目标，投资于未上市初创公司的股权和代币，以及在数字资产 Web 3.0 生态系统中运作的协议。该基金还涉及与非同质化代币 (NFT)、游戏、去中心化金融 (DeFi) 和去中心化社会 (DeSoc) 相关的活动，并考虑投资于在这些领域内运营的其他风险基金。
该交易的开曼群岛业务由凯瑞奥信香港办公室的投资基金团队负责，其成员包括合伙人彭德贤 (Michael Padarin)、法律经理洪旼暄 (Dilys Hung) 和简颖茵 (Christy Kan)，同时普华永道会计师事务所担任首席顾问，程伟宾律师事务所担任香港法律顾问。
凯瑞奥信还就为该基金组建和注册投资管理公司提供了咨询，助其获得英属维尔京群岛法律要求的批准。
彭德贤表示：“我们很高兴就在开曼群岛推出私人基金为 Gate Ventures Capital 提供咨询。开曼群岛的税收中性原则、灵活监管以及靠近美国的地理位置，使其成为对于想要在快速发展的数字资产领域设立私人基金的投资者的明智之选。”
