Lansdown-backed Ravenscroft launches Guernsey-focused fund

Backed by Stephen Lansdown

Laura Dew
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Ravenscroft, the investment management firm backed by Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Stephen Lansdown, has launched a closed-ended collective investment scheme to help nurture new and growing Guernsey-focused companies.

The Guernsey Investment Fund will invest in projects and businesses that have a Guernsey focus or benefit from the development of the region, offering investment to innovators and entrepreneurial companies. It aims to deliver long-term capital growth and the fund may be made up of a number of protected 'cells', with the first being a technology and innovation cell. It is also considering property and infrastructure cells in the future. Ravenscroft launches two funds; Lansdown appointed chairman The intention is that each cell will be fully invested within five years, with an intend...

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