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Providing wealth structuring and Thistargeted article discusses tax in sport and media fund services athow private is a complex subject to manage and maintain equity, real estate and other types of investment funds. Our solutions provide choice and flexibility for private, institutional and corporate clients who require corporate or fund administration services. We work with the client’s team and manage all aspects of administration and operation throughout the life of an investment, meaning the fund managers and promoters are free from operational and administrative tasks and additional overheads. Hawksford is able to establish the investment vehicles, provide directors, secretary, bookkeeping, registrar and accounting services on top of the day to day administration services, and the client is free to choose the level of services required. The client has access to professional and skilled fund administrators who provide industry best practice services.

Services We provide the following services: • Fund administration, such as drawdowns, calls, distributions, resolutions and communications to investors; • Secretarial services for entities within the fund structure such as the general partner entity, partnerships, holding companies, trusts and carry structures. We can provide a registered office, the maintenance of minute books, statutory records and registers, in addition to the processing of statutory returns; • Tax compliance work including dealing with the IRS; • In-house legal support to the administration team as and when required; • In-house bookkeeping and accountancy services; • Manager of a Managed Entity (MoME) services; • Independent professional directors;

More information about our services can be found at www.hawksford.com


Funds • Net asset value calculations and calculation of management fees, accruals, waterfall and carry distributions and IRRs; and • Corporate governance to ensure that the fund is maintained demonstrably.

of asset classes, from traditional real estate, equities, pre-IPO funding and private equity to more alternative assets such as art, commodities, classic cars, rare stamps and renewable energy. Manager of a Managed Entity

Types of structures We have expertise in establishing investment fund vehicles as:

With reference to a regulated Jersey fund, we are licensed to provide Manager of a Managed Entity (“MoME”) services. “Managed • Companies; Entities” tend to be Jersey vehicles • Protected cell companies; established by a non-Jersey • Limited liability partnerships; promoter for the purposes of acting • Limited partnerships (including for a specific fund or series of separate or incorporated limited funds. The MoME This articlerelated discusses how taxservice in sport and media partnerships); allows support to non-Jersey • Incorporated limited is a complex subject to manage and maintain promoters who may be a group of partnerships; and individuals or a newly established • Unit trusts. company, for example. These individuals may sit on the board Regulation together with Jersey directors. A We offer flexibility within our useful advantage is that it allows regulated environment by the individuals to establish a track structuring funds to suit investors’ record as a fund manager on a needs. We have experience in regulated fund in Jersey which they administering investment funds can then use to demonstrate to that are either open ended or regulatory authorities when they closed ended. These are regulated wish to become fully licensed. as Private Funds, Private Placement Funds, Experts Funds or Listed CISX Funds and can assist fund Our team is made up of dedicated managers and promoters with the transaction management people approval and launch process. including specialist fund lawyers Location of funds We are able to administer funds domiciled in a number of jurisdictions including Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. We have experience in administering and assisting with the establishment of funds investing in a wide variety

and directors to oversee and assist with the set up and launch of a fund. We are a Category 1 listing member of the Channel Island Stock Exchange. As such, we can arrange the listing of closed ended collective investment funds established in accordance with the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s Listed Fund Guide or any other suitable securities.

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15 Esplanade, St Helier Jersey, JE1 1RB Channel Islands T +44 (0) 1534 740 000 F +44 (0) 1534 740 074 www.hawksford.com Jersey | British Virgin Islands New Zealand | Singapore Switzerland | United Arab Emirates Hawksford Group (and Hawksford International) are the Registered Business Names of Hawksford Trust Company Jersey Limited which is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

Talk to us If you would to find out more about Hawksford and the funds solutions we can provide, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Charles Millard-Beer Head of Fund Administration T: +44 (0) 1534 740260 E: charles.millard-beer@hawksford.com Please note: The information provided in this document is intended to be general information and serves as a brief outline of what Hawksford can provide. It is not to be relied on as legal or professional advice nor as an alternative to taking professional advice relating to specific circumstances. We exclude all liability whatsoever for any loss or damage arising or claimed to arise out of use or reliance on the information contained in this document. The information highlighted may or may not be suitable for an individual’s situation. We therefore strongly suggest that individuals make contact with Hawksford before taking action. Hawksford Funds is the Registered Business Name of Hawksford Fund Services Jersey Limited which is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.


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