Guernsey Funds: Innovation With Alternative Strategies

First published in the Financial Times.

Guernsey has long been recognised as an attractive international funds jurisdiction, known for its expertise, stability and innovative regulatory environment.

As fundraising conditions remain challenging, there has been a growing interest in bespoke strategies – particularly single-asset ("deal-by-deal") arrangements and co-investments. Offering strategic flexibility, speed-to-market and cost efficiencies, these structures have become increasingly common across both private equity and venture capital markets – especially for new/emerging managers. We expect this trend to continue as a return to "peak fundraising" might still be a couple of years away¹.