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Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance

How Guernsey retains its private equity pre-eminence

Fiona Le Poidevin of Guernsey Finance explains how Guernsey remains the ‘go-to’ jurisdiction for domiciling private equity funds. As a jurisdiction, Guernsey has become synonymous with private equity.   There are in the region of 850 Guernsey domiciled investment funds which are used for cross-border distribution to all corners of

TCA Credit Liquidity Fund launches prospectus ahead of AIM IPO

TCA Fund Management Group has published the prospectus for TCA Credit Liquidity Fund (TCA CLF), a feeder fund for TCA Global Credit Master Fund.  TCA CLF will be listed as a closed-end investment company through an initial public offering (IPO) on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, with

American Securities closes third fund at USD1bn hard cap

American Securities has closed its third distressed private equity investment partnership, American Securities Opportunities Fund III, with total capital commitments from external investors of USD1 billion.  The partnership was oversubscribed and hit its hard capitalisation, ending with nearly 40 per cent more capital than its USD753.4 million predecessor, American Securities

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Guernsey adds 113 new funds in 12 months

Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 26 new investment funds during the first quarter of this year, which means there were a total of 113 additions during the 12 months to the end of March. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 24 new funds were approved during

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PAFS launches 506(c) fund administration services

Phoenix American Financial Services (PAFS) is offering fund administration services to new investment fund companies operating under SEC rule 506(c). Because the new funds engage in general solicitation for new investors, Phoenix American provides a range of front office services in addition to the company's back office outsourcing offering which

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Greenbriar Equity Group closes fund III at USD1.1bn

Private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group has closed Greenbriar Equity Fund III on USD1.1 billion, the firm’s largest fund to date. The fund’s broad range of limited partners includes foundations, university endowments, family offices, insurance companies, pension plans and other institutional investors.   The fund will follow the same strategy

Huron Capital Partners forms dental platform

Huron Capital Partners has formed a platform investment in the dental market and recapitalised Michigan-based Spring & Sprout Dental Holdings. Spring & Sprout is a dental support organisation (DSO) formed to provide practice support services to dental specialists in paediatric dentistry and orthodontics.    Spring & Sprout will initially provide

Joe Truelove, director of Carey Group’s fund administration business

Capital markets make the world go round

Joe Truelove, Director of Carey Group, explores how capital markets are once again playing a more important role in oiling the wheels of the global economy. Capital markets are where corporates go to raise equity or debt finance. There is often a connection to Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency, which

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