Ireland as a domicile for private equity funds
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By Donnacha O'Connor & Sean Murray Private equity firms may need to use a wide variety of legal structures and domiciles to conduct their operations efficiently. Ireland is well known as a fund domicile, and though it is perhaps better known as a domicile for UCITS funds and hedge funds, it is home to a growing number of private equity funds. It has been home to a funds industry for over 20 years and hosts or services the funds of over 850 international sponsors currently across all asset classes representing close to €2 trillion in assets.