Zixiang regularly leads the formation of private closed ended funds and open ended funds, having led the formation and launch of the flagship funds of a number of notable private fund houses and spin-outs. He also regularly  leads the structuring, formation and launch of numerous venture capital funds for both prominent institutional and start-up venture capital fund managers.

Zixiang is experienced in the formation of funds investing into virtual assets, having been  involved in a number of the earliest cryptocurrency funds in Asia.

He also regularly advises corporate and institutional clients (including sovereign wealth funds) and tertiary institutions on their investments into private funds.

In addition to specialising in private fund formation, Zixiang leads an active regulatory practice where he regularly advises asset managers on the formation of fund management businesses pursuing various business models,  including advising on registration and licensing matters, the drafting of regulatory submissions in connection with corporate transactions involving asset management groups , as well as providing ongoing advice on regulatory, compliance and securities offering matters.

Zixiang has been named as a Rising Star for Investment Funds at the IFLR APAC Awards 2021, and ranked as a Rising Star by asialaw in 2024. He is also recognised as a “Rising Star” for Investment Funds in Singapore in the Euromoney’s Expert Guides from 2017 to 2022. Clients have mentioned that he is “[e]xtremely knowledgeable and sensitive to our needs. He positions himself as a fair and reasonable counsel. He is highly responsive and available for discussion”.