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ARTICLE · 28 NOVEMBER 2006

Listing Of Guernsey Domiciled Funds

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The number of listed funds established in Guernsey has considerably enhanced Guernsey’s position as an established jurisdiction for domiciling investment funds.

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There have been a number of high profile listings of Guernsey funds over the course of the last two years.

The number of listed funds established in Guernsey has considerably enhanced Guernsey’s position as an established jurisdiction for domiciling investment funds.

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the proliferation of Guernsey listed closed-ended funds has included the listing of: funds of hedge funds, structured credit funds which invest in instruments such as mortgage bank securities, CDOs and CLOs, examples of which include Queen’s Walk Investment Limited, Caliber Global Investment Limited and Eurocastle Investment Limited; private equity and infrastructure funds, which include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), which raised US$5bn earlier this year; and a number of main London listed property investment trusts, a large proportion of which funds this firm acted for.

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