Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds
Global Guide 2024 : British Virgin Islands
Band 2
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+1 284 494 2204Chambers Review
Walkers has a prominent corporate and finance team that has substantial experience handling high-value transactional work. The firm advises on a broad range of mandates, with its varied practice covering secured financing, M&A and investment fund launches. The team regularly acts for high-profile multinationals and leading financial institutions.
Work Highlights
- A Walkers team advised TAG Holdings, a subsidiary of Convoy Global Holdings, on its combination with AGBA Acquisition and listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a transaction valued over USD500 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very responsive and were able to effectively help with a very tight deadline."
"They are very experienced in all finance matters and they are efficient."
"The team were immediately responsive to any emails, calls or enquiries. They achieved and met every request in rendering a legal opinion and turned revisions back immediately when they provided comments."
"They gave quick responses with clear answers and suggestions."
"Their team is well established with wide-ranging expertise. Individual members of their practice teams are well aware of the strategy and direction of matters, and this indicates a commitment to team development."
"They are very responsive and were able to effectively help with a very tight deadline."
"They are very experienced in all finance matters and they are efficient."
"The team were immediately responsive to any emails, calls or enquiries. They achieved and met every request in rendering a legal opinion and turned revisions back immediately when they provided comments."
"They gave quick responses with clear answers and suggestions."
"Their team is well established with wide-ranging expertise. Individual members of their practice teams are well aware of the strategy and direction of matters, and this indicates a commitment to team development."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Cowman handles an array of transactional work, including M&A, financing and capital markets mandates. He also serves as managing partner of Walkers' BVI office.
"Matthew is straightforward and practical. He sticks to his opinion and is very diligent."
"Matthew takes a practical approach."
"Matthew Cowman is an accomplished adviser and leader in corporate and finance practice. Highly skilled and shrewd, he approaches complex and sophisticated issues with singular ingenuity and commercial nous. He never loses focus on the client's overarching business imperatives and macro concerns while he leads his team in providing meticulous and considered end-to-end advice."
"Matthew is approachable, responsible, confident and clear. More than a legal adviser, he is a strategic partner with a keen eye on the deal."
"Matthew is outstanding, both as a lawyer and as a human being. I have a lot of respect for him."
Omonike Robinson-Pickering has considerable experience advising on finance arrangements as well as M&A. She acts on behalf of asset managers, banks and high net worth individuals.
"Omonike is a skilled and experienced lawyer."
"Omonike Robinson-Pickering is amazing. She is immediately responsive, her practice is sophisticated and her ability to close transactions in a timely way is so appreciated."
Ranked Lawyers at
Walkers (Cayman) LLP
British Virgin Islands