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Further guidance for club deals and joint ventures
Control over investments
Investors participating in club deals and joint venturesare usually seeking greater control over the strategy and activities of the vehicle in order to set focused investment strategies and to control the destiny of their investment. Investors are therefore more likely to want greater involvement in the decision-making of the vehicle than would normally be the case for a multi-investor vehicle. In addition to the matters set out in CG10 of the guidelines normally reserved for investors, investors are likely to want to control the other matters set out in CG10 that may be reserved for non-executive officers. In particular, investors are likely to want to have control over the timing of acquisition and disposal of individual property assets, so that their investment behaves more like a direct property investment. Under the AIFMD, however, investment activities should be carried out by the manager, and investors should ensure that their desire to control investments does not conflict with the requirements of the AIFMD.
Non-executive officers
In circumstances where a small number of investors are actively involved in the running of a vehicle, it would be expected that investors who participate in club deals and joint ventures would have the personnel resources to engage fully in the activities of the vehicle, without creating any management inefficiencies, such as delay in ratifying decisions. In these circumstances the role of the non-executive officer might not be relevant.
Role of the manager and fees
In club deals and joint ventures, the role of the manager may be that of asset manager, sourcing the assets and managing the day-to-day leasing and operational activities of the portfolio of properties. Fees may be less than for a multi-investor vehicle, given the reduced needs for vehicle management, as opposed to asset management. In addition, consideration should be given as to whether a performance fee to the manager would be appropriate, since the manager may not fully control the investment strategy, if the vehicle arrangements require approval of individual decisions by investors.