Cayman Islands
Build sophisticated structures for global investment
The Cayman Islands provides corporate and partnership structures used by investment managers, fund sponsors, institutional investors, family offices, joint ventures, financial businesses, and international groups.
Cayman structures may support investment funds, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, acquisitions, holding arrangements, financing transactions, structured investments, and international ownership.
Why the Cayman Islands?
International Investment Framework
Cayman companies and partnerships are widely used across international investment, fund, ownership, and transaction structures.
Multiple Legal Structures
The jurisdiction offers exempted companies, exempted limited partnerships, limited liability companies, segregated portfolio companies, and other specialized structures.
Flexible Governance
Different structures can accommodate share-based ownership, partnership economics, member-managed arrangements, multiple investor classes, and portfolio segregation.
Regulated Financial Environment
The Cayman Islands General Registry administers entity registration, while the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority regulates applicable financial-services and investment-fund activities.
Cayman Islands Structure Options
Exempted Company
Commonly used for international holding, investment, fundraising, joint ventures, acquisitions and commercial activities conducted mainly outside the Cayman Islands.
Exempted Limited Partnership
Commonly used for private equity, venture capital, real estate, investment funds, co-investments and carried-interest structures.
Limited Liability Company
A flexible member-based structure for joint ventures, investment platforms, holding arrangements and certain fund structures.
Segregated Portfolio Company
An exempted company with segregated portfolios, suitable for eligible investment, insurance, structured-finance and multi-strategy arrangements.
Private Funds and Other Investment Structures
A private fund may be structured as a company, partnership, unit trust or other qualifying arrangement and may require CIMA registration and ongoing regulatory compliance.
Core Services
EXEMPTED COMPANY FORMATION
Formation of exempted companies for international holdings, investment structures, acquisitions, fundraising, and commercial activities conducted mainly outside Cayman.
ELP & LLC STRUCTURING
Exempted Limited Partnerships and Cayman LLCs for private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, co-investments, and member-managed structures.
PRIVATE FUND REGISTRATION
Coordination of private-fund formation, CIMA registration, offering and governance documentation, and required professional appointments.
SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Formation and administration of SPCs for structures requiring statutory segregation of assets and liabilities between portfolios.
CIMA & FUND COMPLIANCE
Coordination of valuation, custody or title verification, cash monitoring, AML, FATCA, CRS, economic substance, and regulatory submissions.
FUND AUDIT & ANNUAL REPORTING
CIMA-approved auditor coordination, audited financial statements, Fund Annual Returns, and ongoing private-fund reporting.
Ongoing Cayman Islands Requirements
Requirements depend on the entity type, activity, regulatory classification, and investor structure.
They may include:
- Registered-office maintenance
- Annual returns and government fees
- Beneficial-ownership records and filings
- Accounting records
- Corporate or partnership governance
- AML compliance where applicable
- FATCA and CRS reporting where applicable
- Economic-substance notifications or returns where applicable
- Audits and CIMA filings for regulated entities
A registered private fund that has commenced business is generally required to have its accounts audited annually by a CIMA-approved auditor and to submit its audited accounts and Fund Annual Return within six months after its financial year-end, subject to any permitted exemption or extension.
Banking & Financial Support
Application Support
Liaison with banking institutions throughout the account opening process.
Financial Services
Assistance with trade finance, payment gateways, and digital banking solutions.
ENCOR Services
Company Formation
Multi-jurisdictional entity registration (HK, BVI, Cayman, etc.), shareholding structure design, legal document drafting.
Regulatory & Legal Complianc
License renewals, statutory filings (e.g., Cayman Economic Substance, AML), ODI & Circular 37 filings, and cross-border operational risk assessments.
Tax & Accounting
Offshore tax structuring optimization, multi-jurisdictional tax filing.
HR & Immigration
Support for visa applications (QMAS, GEP, TTPS) for self-employment, and Hong Kong tax residency planning.
Banking & Finance
Offshore digital/traditional corporate account opening assistance for multi-jurisdictional entities, including KYC preparation and account opening documentation.
Ongoing Governance
Articles of Association (AoA) amendments, share transfers, corporate dissolution/redomiciliation, Certificate of Incumbency (CoI), Certificate of Good Standing (CoGS), MPF registration.
Why ENCOR Group BVI?
FULL LIFECYCLE SUPPORT
Entity formation, registered-office coordination, governance planning, banking preparation, beneficial-ownership compliance, and ongoing administration.
FUND & ENTITY COORDINATION
ENCOR coordinates fund-formation workflows and the establishment of suitable company or partnership structures.
INVESTOR & GOVERNANCE REVIEW
The investor base, commercial purpose, financing model, capital arrangements, and governance requirements are assessed.
REGULATORY & SUBSTANCE ASSESSMENT
Regulatory classification, management arrangements, economic-substance position, and intended exit strategy are considered.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR COORDINATION
ENCOR works with clients and their professional advisors before establishing the structure.
From the Cayman Islands to the World – Your Journey Begins with ENCOR Group
From exempted companies and joint ventures to ELPs, LLCs, SPCs, and regulated private funds, ENCOR provides coordinated formation, governance, compliance, banking preparation, and international structuring support.