Private Credit 2026 – Channel Islands

Overview of the private credit market

Jersey and Guernsey are well known to many private credit market participants for their tax neutral, politically stable and industry focused advantages. Both Islands boast a long established and sophisticated financial services sector with a highly skilled workforce and strong professional services infrastructure. Their proximity to London, shared language and familiar legal framework has long made them attractive jurisdictions for the establishment of many different types of fund structure, asset holding structure, and acquisition structure. As such, it is not surprising that Jersey and Guernsey are both popular jurisdictions for the establishment of private credit funds and more broadly facilitating a wide range of private credit strategies. The Islands' position as sophisticated leading international finance centres translates to a wealth of private credit activity spanning a broad spectrum of the private credit market,