Marcia Ellis Named as Member of HKVCA’s Technical Committee

Marica Ellis, Global Co-Chair of Morrison Foerster’s Private Equity Practice, has been named as a member of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) Technical Committee.

Established in 1987, the HKVCA’s mission is to encourage a vibrant venture capital and private equity industry in Asia while promoting the role of member firms in value creation, innovation and economic development. The HKVCA provides a forum for networking and experience sharing for its members; promotes industry professional ethics, international best practices and standards; and represents the views of its members before governmental and other relevant bodies.

The HKVCA represents over 545 corporate members, including 300 private equity firms, pension funds, funds of funds as well as family offices. Its member firms are engaged in venture capital and private equity fund management and invest across the entire Asia-Pacific region in all sectors of Asia’s economies, from venture capital, growth and buyouts to secondary transactions. Members also include the 10 largest global private equity firms as well as small venture capital investors, with a combined US$2 trillion in assets under management.

“It is a privilege to be selected as a member of the HKVCA’s Technical Committee, an honour not often afforded to law firms. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Committee, and across the HKVCA, to help play my part in making a positive contribution to the private equity industry in Asia,” said Ellis.

“On behalf of the HKVCA, I am delighted to welcome Marcia Ellis to our Technical Committee. Marcia’s extensive experience in the Asia PE industry and her unwavering commitment to excellence will be invaluable to our efforts in developing a more vibrant PE/VC industry in the region,” said Joanne Yuen, Secretary General of the HKVCA.