There are a wide range of fund types that can be administered by Abacus, both domiciled in the Isle of Man and Malta as well as other offshore jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda.  Funds domiciled in other offshore jurisdictions can be administered from the Isle of Man as “Overseas Schemes”.

These schemes can be established to cater to a wide range of investors types including institutional, sophisticated, experienced, private and retail investors. Each of these can take advantage of a variety of corporate wrappers from cell companies to unit trusts, SICAVs, INVCOs and limited partnerships.

Isle of Man schemes, including private equity schemes, can be open or closed-ended companies, unit trusts, limited partnerships or contractual arrangements. The term private equity referring to structured investments in target companies using capital committed for an agreed term allowing the initial investment position to be built over a period of time if required.

Through the Malta office, Abacus can establish a variety of retail collective investment schemes both UCITS and Non-UCITS together with funds for professional investors, more commonly known as PIF’s and used for a variety of Hedge Funds. PIFs are designed to target Experienced Investors with a minimum subscription of EUR 10k, Qualifying Investors with a minimum of EUR 75k and Extraordinary Investors with a minimum of EUR 750k.

The type of investments being made, the jurisdiction and the taxation treatment of the investors will determine which structure is best suited for the purpose.

Abacus are able to assist throughout the conceptual phase providing advice and input into the choice of fund scheme and domicile and liaise with all related parties and other service providers required for a scheme.

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