Cooley Partners Contribute to HKVCA’s Venture Capital Model Legal Documents

Hong Kong – May 2, 2025 – Cooley partners Pang Lee and Andrew Harline contributed to the launch of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) set of model legal documents designed to empower the local startup and investment communities. Lee has been working with other members to standardize venture capital investing in Hong Kong. The HKVCA will continue to release additional model legal documents over the next few months.

The first set of documents includes a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) and a Series A preferred share financing term sheet, both governed under Hong Kong law. These resources, designed for investors, startups and academia to initiate series financing discussions, are freely available for download and use by any interested parties.

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