PM131340 - Private Fund limited partnerships

Following a 2015 consultation on partnership legislation for private equity investments, a Private Fund Limited Partnership (PFLP) was created in April 2017 by legislation which amended the Limited Partnerships Act 1907.

In order to be a PFLP the partnership has to be constituted by an agreement in writing, and be a collective investment scheme. Collective investment scheme has the same meaning as in Part 17 of the Financial ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and Markets Act 2000, ignoring any order made under section 235(5) of that Act.

The amendments to the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 mainly affect the actions which a limited partner in a PFLP can take. They also remove the requirement for limited partners in a PFLP to contribute capital. Further details are available in the explanatory document to the Legislative Reform Order:

For tax purposes a PFLP is treated no differently to a Limited Partnership, and the partners in a PFLP are treated no differently from the partners in a Limited Partnership.