Our funds practice provides expert legal advice for alternative investments including private equity funds, property funds and structures, hedge funds and numerous hybrids. We act for fund managers, administrators, banks and investors in all aspects of investment fund work – from formations to reorganisations, and investments to exits and liquidations.
Jersey, Guernsey, Mauritius and BVI are widely regarded as key financial centres for the establishment of alternative investment funds, due to their geographical location and access to various time zones, along with progressive regulatory environments.
Our team of highly experienced senior lawyers in each of these jurisdictions provides precise, innovative and timely advice on the most complex fund structures including limited partnerships, unit trusts, open and closed ended investment companies and cell companies. Our services include:
We are consistently ranked by the main legal and fund directories as one of the strongest offshore funds practices, and are actively engaged in legislative and regulatory developments in each jurisdiction in which we operate.
Client-led service and cutting edge industry knowledge."
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Insights
- May 16 2012Funds: Cracking the codesCaroline McGrath, lawyer, casts an eye over new codes of practice which have been brought in for certified funds - published in JEP Funds Review May 2012.
- Apr 12 2012Funds: Codes of Practice for Certified FundsThe funds industry in Jersey is anticipating the launch of new codes of
practice for certified funds (the "Codes"), to be implement from 31
March 2012 - published in the CISX Bulletin Board magazine Spring 2012.