Norwegian based promoter Offshore Merchant Partners (OMP) has received commitments of US$ 381 million for its Guernsey closed-ended Offshore Merchant Partners Asset Yield Fund.

A new Australian private equity fund manager has chosen Guernsey for the launch of its first fund, one of the largest ever raised in Australia and New Zealand.

The process of returning funds to shareholders of a Cayman Islands exempted company can be relatively straightforward, so long as it is implemented in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands.

There has been in recent years a marked convergence of the traditionally separate asset classes of "hedge" and "private equity", a trend that recently has dramatically accelerated as hedge fund managers scramble to manage liquidity by side pocketing illiquid or difficult-to-value assets, often in return for restructured upside fees that are paid only on realisation of the underlying assets.

The current conditions in the financial markets have made financing mergers and acquisitions with debt more difficult, but they have also had the effect that assets are available at good prices for those who can raise the necessary finance.

Judicial review allows applicants with sufficient interest in a decision or action by a public body to ask the Grand Court (the Court) to review the lawfulness.

This Regulatory Update provides a snapshot of the key legal developments in the BVI and the Cayman Islands over the last quarter.

This briefing provides a concise outline of recent developments in the regulation of Guernsey investment funds.

In circumstances where Guernsey insolvency practitioners face taking a course of action that is contested by creditors

This briefing explains the attractions of the Cayman Islands closed ended investment fund for international managers, sponsors and investors.

Upon deregistration, the ELP is continued as a partnership, body corporate or other entity under the law of the relevant jurisdiction in all respects; it is not a new legal entity.

On 16 October 2015, the Cayman Islands introduced The Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) Regulations, 2015 (the Regulations) to implement the CRS.

In Jersey Financial Services Commission v Alternate Insurance Services Limited & Others [2007] JRC048 the Royal Court of Jersey (Commissioner R Southwell QC and Jurats Le Brocq and Georgelin) delivered a very significant judgment concerning certain of the provisions in the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (the "1998 Law").

There has been an increasing number of take-private transactions involving exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands in recent years and this trend is set to continue...

There has been an increasing number of take-private transactions involving exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands in recent years and this trend is set to continue, particularly in Hong Kong where ...

Sir Andrew concluded that the ground for refusing a stay in matters referred to arbitration is that the matter is of such public interest that it cannot be delegated to a private contractual process.

The Bankruptcy (Netting, Contractual Subordination and Non-petition Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Netting Law) came into effect on 12 August 2005.

Structuring a rights issue for a UK PLC using a Jersey cash box vehicle can both make it easier to implement and add to the benefits from it.

This guide examines what a creditor needs to know about liquidating an insolvent Cayman company under the Cayman Companies Act (2020 Revision) and the Companies Winding Up Rules, 2018.