Navigating the Complexity of an End-of-Fund Life

As a Cayman-domiciled Global Trade Asset Finance fund neared the end of its life, it confronted critical challenges, including escalating operational costs and regulatory scrutiny. The fund's remaining assets, spread across diverse geographical locations, required immediate strategic intervention to prevent a fire sales. Kroll's Fund Solutions team, operating under SEC regulation in the United States and oversight from multiple global regulators, stepped in to provide the sophisticated expertise and strategic guidance needed to facilitate a successful voluntary liquidation – ensuring an orderly wind-down while safeguarding investor interests

Kroll's strategic intervention delivered multiple tangible benefits:

• Successfully prevented forced asset sales through careful timing and execution
• Optimized the fund's wind-down trajectory through strategic cost reduction
• Ensured methodical asset realization aligned with market conditions
• Facilitated the successful distribution of approximately USD 25 million to investors
• Generated additional engagement opportunities within the same group, validating our restructuring capabilities