Guernsey Funds Forum 2025

In this guide, Investment Funds partner Tim Clipstone summarises key aspects of the Guernsey funds industry and provides an overview of the different types of Guernsey fund vehicles and structures, investment fund regulation and economic substance.

The Guernsey Green Fund regime is designed to provide investment managers with an opportunity to assure investors that their investments are contributing to initiatives that have a positive environmental impact on the planet. Read more about the regime and approvals in this guide. 

Guernsey's Natural Capital Fund is the world's first regulated natural capital and biodiversity investment funds designation. Find out more the regime and the approvals process in this guide.

We have experts across our jurisdictions covering the onchain ecosystem advising on fintech and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), decentralised finance (DeFi), digital assets and the Web3 landscape generally. 

We assist clients in structuring, operating and investing in funds which contribute to environmental and social objectives, include ESG characteristics in their investment strategy, and funds that look to achieve impact. 

We provide a full service offering to private equity sponsors, their advisers and intermediary law firms, advising on private equity fund formation, venture capital funds, capital raising, subsequent closings, financings, downstream transactions, wind down, and fund manager relocations.