Investment Funds

Walkers’ investment funds group offers Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law advice on all matters pertaining to investment funds and their underlying structures.

  • We have one of the largest specialist investment funds teams worldwide.
  • We advise many of the world's most prominent asset managers, fund promoters and institutional investors.
  • We establish the full range of structures used in the market and advise on their commercial implications.

 

Within our jurisdictions we provide legal advice on all aspects of investment funds including:

  • Fund formation
  • Fund restructuring/distressed funds
  • Regulation
  • Fund re-domiciliation
  • Termination and liquidation

 

Walkers is a listing agent for the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX), the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) and the International Stock Exchange (TISE).

 

  • 2020 Legal 500 - Investment Funds (Cayman Islands)
  • 2020 IFLR - Investment Funds (BVI, Cayman Islands, Dublin, Hong Kong, Jersey)
  • 2020 Chambers and Partners – Asia-Pacific Offshore Firm of the Year
  • 2020 IFC - Law Firm of the Year for the Caribbean
  • 2019 China Business Law Journal - 7 x Deals of the Year
  • 2018 Latin Lawyer 250
  • 2018 MENA Awards – Best Offshore Law Firm (Dubai)
  • 2017 China Business Law Journal - Offshore Law Firm
  • 2017 HFM US - Winner, Client Service Award

BERMUDA
Adam BathgatePartnerT +1 441 242 1515adam.bathgate@walkersglobal.com
Jonathan BettsPartnerT +1 441 242 1511jonathan.betts@walkersglobal.com
Sarah Demerling PartnerT +1 441 242 1525sarah.demerling@walkersglobal.com
Natalie NetoPartnerT +1 441 242 1533natalie.neto@walkersglobal.com

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Matthew Cowman Managing PartnerT +1 284 852 2208matthew.cowman@walkersglobal.com
Paul WaldronPartnerT +1 284 852 2249paul.waldron@walkersglobal.com

CAYMAN ISLANDS
Ingrid Pierce Global Managing PartnerT +1 345 814 4667ingrid.pierce@walkersglobal.com
Prasana PartnerT +1 345 814 6809prasana@walkersglobal.com
Jason AllisonPartnerT +1 345 914 6358jason.allison@walkersglobal.com
Andrew BarkerPartnerT +1 345 914 4282andrew.barker@walkersglobal.com
Tim BuckleyPartnerT +1 345 814 4646 tim.buckley@walkersglobal.com
David CollinsPartnerT +1 345 814 4503 david.collins@walkersglobal.com
Bicrom DasPartnerT +1 345 814 4606bicrom.das@walkersglobal.com
Melissa LimPartnerT +1 345 814 4512melissa.lim@walkersglobal.com
Tim Ludford-ThomasPartnerT +1 345 914 6386tim.ludford-thomas@walkersglobal.com
James MelenPartnerT +1 345 814 4521james.melen@walkersglobal.com
Caroline WilliamsPartnerT +1 345 914 6342caroline.williams@walkersglobal.com

DUBAI
Daniel WoodManaging PartnerT +971 4 363 7912daniel.wood@walkersglobal.com

GUERNSEY
Matt SandersManaging PartnerT +44 (0) 1481 748 914matt.sanders@walkersglobal.com
Craig CordlePartnerT +44 (0) 1481 748 910craig.cordle@walkersglobal.com
Zoë HallamGroup Partner*T +44 (0)1481 748 920zoe.hallam@walkersglobal.com

HONG KONG
John CartwrightPartnerT +852 2596 3336john.cartwright@walkersglobal.com
Mark CummingsPartnerT +852 2596 3316mark.cummings@walkersglobal.com
James GadenPartnerT +852 2596 3433james.gaden@walkersglobal.com
Thomas GrangerPartnerT +852 2596 3348thomas.granger@walkersglobal.com
Denise WongPartnerT +852 2596 3303denise.wong@walkersglobal.com

IRELAND
Damien BarnavillePartnerT +353 1 863 8529damien.barnaville@walkersglobal.com
Nicholas Blake-KnoxPartnerT +353 1 470 6669nicholas.blake-knox@walkersglobal.com
Eimear KeanePartnerT +353 1 470 6622eimear.keane@walkersglobal.com
Aongus McCarthyPartnerT +353 1 470 6624 aongus.mccarthy@walkersglobal.com

JERSEY
Jonathan HeaneyManaging PartnerT +44 (0)1534 700 786jonathan.heaney@walkersglobal.com
Nigel WestonPartnerT +44 (0)1534 700 788nigel.weston@walkersglobal.com
Dilmun LeachGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 783dilmun.leach@walkersglobal.com
Christopher ReedGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 825christopher.reed@walkersglobal.com
Leanne WallserGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 755leanne.wallser@walkersglobal.com

LONDON
Matthew BloomfieldPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4986matthew.bloomfield@walkersglobal.com
Tatziana Paraguacuto-MaheoPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4991tatziana.paraguacuto@walkersglobal.com
Hughie WongPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4982hughie.wong@walkersglobal.com
Ed PearsonConsultantT +44 (0)20 7220 4999ed.pearson@walkersglobal.com

SINGAPORE
Laura RogersPartnerT +65 6595 4675laura.rogers@walkersglobal.com
Timothy StevensPartnerT +65 6595 4676timothy.stevens@walkersglobal.com
Tania TohPartnerT +65 6603 1664tania.toh@walkersglobal.com
James TwiggPartnerT +65 6603 1699 james.twigg@walkersglobal.com

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