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Guide to the Investment Limited Partnership: Ireland's new and Improved Option for Private Fund Sponsors

 

Recent reforms will take effect on 1 February to the Irish legal regime for Investment Limited Partnerships.  With these reforms, Ireland now has a modern and flexible tax transparent limited partnership vehicle for private equity and other illiquid asset strategies, which compliments the successful ICAV structure.  This Guide gives a high level overview on the key legal and regulatory features of the structure. We cover:

  • Background
  • Legal Form and Features
  • Central Bank Authorisation
  • Parties to the Structure
    • General Partner
    • Limited Partners
    • AIFM and Other Service Providers
    • Umbrella Fund Structures
    • Migration of Limited Partnerships
    • Irish Tax Regime
  • Establishing a QIAIF ILP
  • Snapshot of key rules for a QIAIF

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