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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Private Equity
Fund
Promoters Investors
Tax
Structures Service
Providers
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Promoters Investors
Private Equity
Fund
Service
Providers Structures
Tax
•Start up•Experience/ Expertise
•Experienced PE fund manager
•Household name
•Guernsey management company•Manage tax affairs•Relocate to Guernsey
•Fast Track for General Partners
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Alchemy Partners Apax
Apollo B C Partners
Colony Capital EQT
Harbourvest KKR
Lehmans Permira
Partners Group SVG Capital
Terra firm
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Promoters Investors
Private Equity
Fund
Service
Providers Structures
Tax
•Start up•Experience/ Expertise
•Experienced PE fund manager
•Household name
•Guernsey management company•Manage tax affairs•Relocate to Guernsey
•Fast Track for General Partners
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
StructuresInvestors
Private Equity
Fund
Service
Providers
Promoter
Tax
• Legal structure – Limited Partnership•Tax transparent•Limited disclosure requirements•General Partner in Guernsey or elsewhere•Guernsey administrator
• Approval process•“GFSC approval”•“Self-certification”
•QIF•Registered fund
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Investors
Private Equity
Fund
Service
ProvidersStructures
Tax
• Fund taxation•Tax transparent•General partner: 0%•No VAT/GST•No Capital Gains Tax
•Carried interest•Return treated as a capital gain•Not taxed in Guernsey
Promoter
Leading the way in Private Equity
Mark HuntleyManaging Director
Heritage International Fund Managers
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Service
Providers
Investors
Private Equity
Fund
Promoter
Structures
Tax
• Lawyers • Auditors• CISX• Banks
• Insurance• Non- exec directors• Fund Administrator
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Private Equity Funds in Guernsey
Private Equity
Fund
Promoters Investors
Tax
Structures Service
Providers