Rachel Nightingale
Partner
Bermuda
Rachel has a range of corporate transactional and advisory experience, and is a partner in our Corporate, Finance, Funds & Insurance Group.
She advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, take privates, initial public offerings, private equity investments and disposals, amalgamations and restructurings (including continuations and discontinuations). She has experience of both private and public offerings, including on the Bermuda, London and US based New York stock exchanges.
In addition, Rachel also specialises in advising on Bermuda's legal and regulatory framework for the digital asset sector. She often advises Fintech businesses on their establishment in Bermuda, including advising on their corporate structuring, seed round investments and Bermuda's licensing framework.
She regularly works for publicly listed companies, private-equity houses, energy companies, financial institutions, global fintech companies and start-up fintech venture companies.
In addition, Rachel also specialises in advising on Bermuda's legal and regulatory framework for the digital asset sector. She often advises Fintech businesses on their establishment in Bermuda, including advising on their corporate structuring, seed round investments and Bermuda's licensing framework.
She regularly works for publicly listed companies, private-equity houses, energy companies, financial institutions, global fintech companies and start-up fintech venture companies.
'responsive, creative, flexible, and smart'
Experience and recent work
Before joining Walkers, Rachel was a corporate associate at Shoosmiths LLP. She was also previously legal counsel at Compass Group plc, where she specialised in reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and advised on strategic acquisitions.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Bermuda
- England and Wales (not practising)
Education:
- Legal Practice Course (Distinction), College of Law, Birmingham, UK
- LLB Law with Business Studies (LLB Hons), University of Birmingham, UK
2023 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Corporate & Commercial
2022 Legal 500 - Rising Star - Corporate & Commercial
2021 Legal 500 - Recommended - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - "The Walkers team (particularly Natalie Neto, Sarah Demerling, and Rachel Nightingale) are responsive, creative, flexible, and smart. They are very connected within the Bermuda legal and business community, getting us meetings and audiences on very short notice when needed. They also handled a sensitive and challenging issue smoothly. I cannot say enough good things about that."
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