Maples seeks to boost SE Asian client base

Caymans-based offshore law firm Maples and Calder will use its new office in Singapore to increase its focus on clients in the Lion City and Southeast Asia, including hedge and mutual funds, private equity firms and trusts for high-net-worth individuals. “The focus for the Singapore office is to give clients there and in Southeast Asia access to lawyers they can deal with locally, as well as to act as a springboard for new clients in that region,” says Hong Kong-based partner Spen…