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Basics of a Guernsey company

Following a period of turmoil in the financial markets, issuers have been viewing cash box structures as an attractive financing tool to facilitate share and convertible bond issues and to allow access to alternative sources of funding.

As a politically stable and fiscally advantageous financial centre, Guernsey is a prime jurisdiction in which to incorporate a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) as the issuer of sukuk or as part of any other Islamic finance transaction.

What legal form of vehicle is typically used for private equity funds formed in your jurisdiction?

Ogier Corporate Finance Limited (OCFL) is the market leader in providing listing agent services for the listing of securities on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX or the Exchange) having sponsored over 445 listings.

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange, LBG (the Exchange or CISX) commenced operations on 27 October 1998 and is intended to provide recognised facilities for the listing and trading of securities issued by companies and investment funds.

With the arrival of the new year, Mena FM talks to several industry experts about Guernsey as a fund domicile and its growing relationship with the Mena region and the products based there.

It has become extremely easy to take a public tumble over Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media, Alasdair Davidson discusses - published in Contact Magazine February/March 2012.

The investment funds industry in Guernsey has achieved significant growth in recent years. Statistics show that as at 30 June 2011 there was £274.5 billion of assets under management in Guernsey.