Carne Access

Gain access to European investors in the jurisdictions you want, for the asset classes you want, at the speed you want. We work with everyone from small boutique funds launching for the first time to some of the world’s largest financial institutions. We’ll guide you every step of the way.

End-to-end partnering

Pre-launch structuring and specialist services right across the fund lifecycle.

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Funds in Europe are highly regulated. We guide our partners to market safely, quickly and cost effectively. Many seek our advice when scoping out their plan of action, using our depth of expertise and breadth of knowledge to reveal unconsidered options and help them reach the right decisions. We will help you select the best fund structure for  you, taking into account investor preference, tax considerations, cost and speed to market. See the whole picture and move ahead with clarity and confidence.

Here Des Fullam, Chief Regulatory and Client Solutions Officer, and Jignasa Patel, Managing Director, Business Development, talk about what partnering with Carne makes possible, and how.

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Options tailored to your strategy

There are two routes to market. Launch your own fund, with Carne acting as your management company, or take the turnkey approach and join one of our ‘hosted platforms’.

Own fund via Carne’s management company

Funds launching in Europe must be overseen by an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) or a UCITS management company. Carne is Europe’s largest third-party management company, and outsourcing this role to us is the fastest, most reliable, most cost-effective route to market.

Fund launch and management: additional services
Regulatory requirements extend beyond appointing a management company into specialised domains like distribution, due diligence, governance professionals and more. We provide a full suite of services related to the smooth launch and operation of asset managers’ products from a regulatory perspective. We take an open architecture approach here: we believe it is simpler, more convenient and more cost-effective to keep everything in one place with Carne, but you have the option to use your own service providers where you wish. These options are often best discussed together to ensure they perfectly align with your aims, and we can offer advice on what’s best for you.

Turnkey approach via hosted platform

We also offer the turnkey option to join one of our hosted platforms. This way you launch as a sub fund with segregated liability under one of our umbrella funds out of Ireland and Luxembourg. This will provide you with low-cost, super-quick access to the EU market, since all of the architecture and service providers are already in place. With this option, administrators, accountants, lawyers, board of directors, onboarding and documentation are largely standardised to create speed and efficiency.

Luxembourg Umbrella

Jurisdiction: Luxembourg
Structure: UCITS ICAV; QIAIF ICAV; SIF ICAV
Other features: Full-service; inbuilt reporting; ideal for wealth managers, high net worth individuals

Ireland Umbrella

Jurisdiction: Ireland
Structure: UCITS ICAV; QIAIF ICAV; UCITS CCF; QIAIF CCF
Other features: Inbuilt reporting; ideal for pension funds

Access all areas: specialised product support

Carne’s infrastructure, digital capability and multi-jurisdiction expertise makes ambitious and innovative plans feasible at speed. New markets and challenging fund structures become simpler to navigate when you partner with us, even for the largest asset managers. We provide expertise in product design and fund launch: cost effective, timely, secure.

Access private assets in the European Union

We provide management company services to real estate, private equity and private debt funds via European long-term investment Funds (ELTIFs) in the EU. Carne is an authorised Société en Commandite Spéciale (SCSps) in Luxembourg, where we oversee 25% of this fast-growing market.

Access private assets in the UK

We provide management company services to real estate, private equity and private debt funds via Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) in the UK. Carne is an FCA-authorised full-scope UK Authorised Corporate Director (ACD).

Access new jurisdictions

We can manage funds in countries such as Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Italy, enabling you to compete for business where a locally domiciled fund is required.

Access tax-free savings via a CCF

The tax-transparent nature of common contractual funds means that pension funds are not liable for tax on their income or gains, meaning tax savings of up to 30% can be passed on to investors. We make CCFs simple.

Access to the UK

We can help provide you with access to the UK for EU product via the new UK overseas fund regime. We can also help build UK product directly for you.

ETFs in Ireland

We provide a full suite of options. We can help you build your own, launch via a Carne hosted platform, or launch via our partner organisations who have established platforms. Carne gives you more choice.