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Investment Funds

Jersey and Guernsey are leading fund jurisdictions.  Collas Crill is increasingly being recognised as one of the foremost funds law firms in the Channel Islands, fast establishing a reputation for blending technical excellence with innovative and commercially minded solutions.

IFLR 1000 2010 noted our funds team as being 'very responsive; they have a broad spectrum of knowledge', with one client stating we 'run quite a diverse range of fund structures and they can handle it'.

Our clients include funds established as companies, partnerships and trusts, as well as fund investors and fund service providers such as investment managers, advisors, administrators and custodians.  We are regularly engaged by fund promoters and fund principals such as directors, general partners and trustees.  Where required we work closely with the Channel Islands' regulators (JFSC and GFSC), our aim being to achieve a sensible solution which upholds and protects our clients' interests as far as possible.

Our fund specialists offer advice on all aspects relating to the establishment, authorisation and structuring of funds.  We regularly assist with: 

• All types of closed-ended and open-ended investment funds, including companies (with single or multiple share classes, or established as cell type structures such as protected cell or incorporated cell companies), partnerships and unit trusts
• Structuring of carried interest vehicles and arrangements
• Legal, regulatory and compliance issues
• Ongoing management, administration and custodial advice
• Restructurings, migrations and reorganisations
• Contentious and semi-contentious matters
• Corporate governance and risk and regulatory issues

The depth of experience in our funds practice is drawn from specialists with experience in a range of jurisdictions worldwide.  This enables us to advise in accordance with emerging trends and the latest in market practice. 

Collas Crill regularly assists with the listing of investment fund structures on recognised stock exchanges, and has an in-house listing sponsor, Collas Crill Corporate Finance Limited, for listings on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX).