Bringing Together Middle Eastern Money And Managers

Writing at the end of last year, I noted that a delegation from Guernsey was attending the SuperReturn Middle East conference in Abu Dhabi. Later last year a separate team also attended the Opal Middle Eastern Family Office Symposium in Dubai.

We found that both conferences were attended by a significant number of family offices (FOs) of wealthy Middle Eastern patriarchs looking for suitable investment opportunities and also fund managers who are seeking to raise capital from this potentially lucrative market.

From our conversations, there seemed to be strong recognition from both groups that Guernsey is able to bring together investors and managers in a reputable jurisdiction which is on the doorstep of - but not part of - mainland Europe and therefore free from many of the onerous demands of its regulations.