Sarah Jane Chia

Senior Associate

Sarah is a Senior Associate in Trowers & Hamlins' International department.

Sarah has over 10 years of experience in a range of corporate matters, including cross-border transactions involving private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Sarah advises a range of clients, including governmental institutions, sovereign wealth funds and private investors across Asia (including the Middle East) and the UK in respect of their fund investments, co-investment arrangements, separately managed accounts and asset restructurings.

Sarah also advises clients on their M&A activity across various business sectors, including real estate, healthcare, telecommunications, education, food and beverage, fashion and infrastructure. She also advises clients on their joint ventures, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters.

Sarah is based in London and is a member of the British Malaysian Society and the UK-ASEAN Business Council.

She speaks fluent English and Malay, and has a basic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese.

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08 October 2025 | Author: Sarah Jane Chia & Tom Reynolds

Impact-linked carried interest

In a private equity and venture capital context, carried interest is a share of a fund's profits that a fund manager is entitled to receive, as incentivisation for generating profits for the fund.

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