Jersey on M&A/Private Equity

Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes...

The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, (the "Law") gives Jersey companies a considerable degree of flexibility to fund the purchase (buyback) of their own issued shares from any source, including capital.

Following this cycle's all-time peak, reached in 2021, the global M&A market turned in its second-weakest year in exactly a decade in 2023. However, the more normal deal activity levels seen in the latter part of 2023...