Over the last few months, we have started to see new trends in inquiries and instructions regarding the use of Jersey and Guernsey structures by US managers targeting either European assets, or European capital....more
What is a UK REIT?
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), despite the name, is a company (or group of companies) carrying on a property rental and investment business which, if it meets certain conditions, can elect to...more
Jersey companies are widely used for setting up joint ventures, particularly in a private equity context – further information on why Jersey entities are popular for private equity structures can be found here . It is a...more
Guernsey and Jersey have long been popular places used by private equity investors in acquisitions of target businesses given the advantages they offer over other jurisdictions. We're taking a closer look at some of these...more
3/5/2024
/ Distribution Rules ,
Documentation ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nasdaq ,
Private Equity ,
Return on Equity ,
The International Stock Exchange (TISE) ,
UK
The administration and management of Jersey investment structures can be complex and requires service providers to be aware of the regulatory requirements and exemptions that they may face when providing relevant services in...more
The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the "Law") permits the creation of cell companies and sets out the legal requirements relating to cell companies in Jersey.
In essence, cell companies are companies whose assets and...more
Recent weeks and months have seen regular coverage on the growing trend of large UK based companies exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq at the expense of the London Stock...more
9/29/2023
/ Business Listings ,
Capitalization ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Takeover Code ,
UK
Recent weeks and months have seen regular coverage on the growing trend of large UK based companies exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq at the expense of the London Stock...more
Executive Summary -
On 30 January 2023, legislation came into force that amended the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999 ("the POCL") and expanded the scope of Jersey's anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing,...more
Guernsey and Jersey have today issued a joint statement with the Isle of Man on their intentions to implement the OECD global initiative to set a minimum effective tax rate for the world’s largest multinational enterprises,...more
Limited Liability Companies (“LLC”) are a familiar structuring tool for US managers and investors, and the introduction of the Jersey LLC is part of a strategy by the jurisdiction to increase its appeal to the US market. ...more
5/3/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
Delaware ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
EU ,
Flexibility Clauses ,
Investors ,
Limited Liability ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Transparency
On 1 April 2022, the UK introduced a new tax advantaged corporate structure, a “qualifying asset holding company” (“QAHC”), which benefits from a number of UK tax breaks.
A crucial requirement for QAHC eligibility is...more
Attorney General (“AG”) has issued guidance to the industry on the circumstances in which the AG will apply to Jersey’s Royal Court (“the Court”) under article 78 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (“the Companies law”) to...more
Jersey is the premier offshore jurisdiction of choice for many global corporations and financial institutions, and lead onshore counsel. Its enviable position owes much to the excellent quality of its service providers and...more
2/22/2023
Jersey's economic substance regime has been in existence for four years now. On the one hand its scope has expanded to include partnerships as well as self-managed corporate funds; but on the other hand certain exemptions...more
The Companies (Demerger) (Jersey) Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”) provides a flexible demerger regime for relevant Jersey companies, whilst simultaneously protecting shareholder, creditor and employee interests.
In...more
Amongst the changes to the Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994 (the “LP Law”) that have been implemented, included are changes that both helpfully clarify and confirm certain provisions of the existing law with respect to...more
10/21/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Debt ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Obligations ,
General Partner ,
Investment ,
Limited Partnership Agreements ,
Limited Partnerships ,
New Amendments ,
Policy Terms ,
Profit Sharing ,
Third-Party Rights
Introduction -
On 27 April 2022, the States of Jersey adopted the Limited Partnerships (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law (the “Amendment Law”) in relation to the amendments to the Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994 (the “LP...more