APAC Forum on Private Capital

Rachael is the Associate General Counsel for APG Asset Management Asia. Originally trained at Clifford Chance in London, she has spent the last decade working in Asia (at Clifford Chance and now APG). She was previously based in APG’s Hong Kong office and re-located to Singapore last year to establish the new APG Singapore office.   APG Asia is a major investor in the private real estate, infrastructure & natural resources and private equity sectors. Rachael has extensive experience advising on fund investments, direct M&A and co-investments across these asset classes in Asia-Pacific. Rachael also manages legal, tax and regulatory risk in APG Asia’s existing investments across these asset classes. She has advised on deals across a diverse range of geographies including Singapore, Australia, Japan, China and India. With her 9 years in Hong Kong, Rachael has deep knowledge of the APAC markets and her recent move to Singapore, means she is now more focused on investments in South-East Asia and South Asia.

Andrew Crook is a highly regarded corporate practitioner with extensive expertise in private equity and M&A. His experience includes advising private market firms and multinational businesses on a range of transactions in APAC and globally. With a focus on complex transactions Andrew has worked across a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, industrials, education, energy and resources, infrastructure, financial and real estate.   Andrew heads Clifford Chance's APAC Corporate and private equity practice.

Grace is Managing Director and Head of Legal APAC. She leads the APAC Legal & Compliance team and is responsible for legal advice and support across investment strategies and enterprise affairs in the region.   Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2018, Grace was a senior corporate lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton specializing in complex, cross-border M&A, PE and other strategic transactions, and has worked in London, Brussels and Hong Kong.   Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and is a graduate of BPP Law School. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and Hong Kong.