Recent research shows that the number of alternative managers utilising UCITS as their fund structure is growing steadily, with the overall number of ‘newcits’, or alternative UCITS, now in excess of 1,000, of which nearly 700 were established since the financial crises of 2008. However, following the successful implementation of the UCITS IV regulatory updates earlier this year, increased attention is now focusing on how best to capitalise on the international restructuring opportunities available for UCITS in this new environment
This article seeks to explore these opportunities to create more efficient cross-border structures within the UCITS framework and in particular to examine the potential advantages posed by the use of the key European domicile of Ireland as a hub in any such restructuring.
