About

Provided by Walkers

Walkers’ Hong Kong and Singapore offices have specialist Finance, Investment Funds & Corporate, Insolvency, Restructuring & Litigation and Regulatory practice groups with dedicated professionals that have a broad range of experience gained from some of the world’s leading onshore law firms and financial institutions. We are able to provide seamless, time-zone-friendly Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offshore legal support throughout the region. Our offices in Asia work closely with the Walkers network of global offices. Where clients have queries or require solutions that relate to Guernsey, Jersey or Irish law, we are able to have our Guernsey, Jersey and Dublin offices provide necessary advice. We pride ourselves on our ability to develop creative and innovative legal solutions for our clients within their commercial parameters.

Chambers Review

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Offshore - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

Walkers houses a pre-eminent team with impressive knowledge across BVI and Cayman law. The group is active in structured and asset finance, including aviation and ESG matters, as well as capital markets. The bench also possesses considerable investment fund capabilities and a notable corporate/M&A offering. In the meantime, Walkers also maintains a leading litigation practice that is active on shareholder disputes and contractual disputes for investment banks, funds, companies and insolvency practitioners. The team is well equipped to provide Bermuda law advice, working closely with the Walkers Bermuda team, and offering capability locally through the secondment of Bermuda-qualified practitioners to the Hong Kong office. The group serves an impressive list of private equity and hedge funds, financial institutions and corporations. Clients also benefit from its multilingual practitioners, including a number of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers.

Work Highlights

  • Walkers acted as offshore counsel to Blackstone and the buyer consortium in connection with Blackstone's USD16.1 billion acquisition of AirTrunk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andy Randall
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Eminent Practitioners

Andy Randall is the managing partner of the Hong Kong office. He is well-recognised for his capital markets work, regularly advising on secured note issuances, securitisations and derivatives transactions.

Andy is a doyen of Hong Kong's offshore world.

Andy Randall is an excellent managing partner.

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John Rogers
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Eminent Practitioners

John Rogers is a well-regarded figure in the offshore legal world. He leads Walkers' Singapore office as the managing partner and offers expert advice on finance and corporate transactions.

Adam Hinks
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Adam Hinks
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Band 3

Adam Hinks is growing its presence in a range of litigation and arbitration over shareholder disputes and contentious restructurings and insolvencies. He is qualified in the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.

Adam Hinks is one of the sharpest offshore lawyers in the Singapore market - calm under pressure, surgically precise in his advice, and always two steps ahead in complex Cayman and BVI matters.

James Gaden
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James Gaden
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James Gaden is a Hong Kong-based lawyer who has an established corporate and investment funds practice. He has extensive experience advising private equity and hedge fund managers on various fund formation, structuring and investment matters.

James Gaden is an excellent lawyer and has such a good client manner. He understands the demands of our matters and is always responsive.

Paul Aherne
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Paul Aherne
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Band 3
Paul Aherne is highly rated for his adept handling of corporate and financing transactions. He is regularly engaged by financial institutions and large corporations.

Paul provides robust advice which I trust.

Paul has a wealth of experience in all sorts of offshore work. He can provide excellent support in an offshore capacity.

Tom Pugh
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Tom Pugh
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Band 3
Tom Pugh frequently advises creditors with regard to debtor negotiations, liquidations, restructurings and recovery matters. He comes recommended for his handling of multi-jurisdictional matters.

Tom Pugh is one of the few banking and finance practitioners in the offshore world with a proper understanding of the issues and the law relating to them.

He has an almost unique insight into what is required, what is relevant and what the alternatives are when it comes to providing offshore advice on Hong Kong and Mainland cross-border transactions.

James Twigg
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James Twigg
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Band 4

James Twigg is noted for his expertise in corporate transactions in various industries including the new energy and life sciences. His experience spans the Asia-Pacific area with recent mandates advising Chinese, Vietnamese, and Singaporean clients.

James Twigg is a very good lawyer.

James Twigg is my favourite Cayman lawyer. His legal advice is always commercial, user-friendly and timely and I can consistently count on him to find a practical solution to a complex issue.

Mark Cummings
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Mark Cummings
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Band 4

Mark Cummings has a wide corporate and funds practice, assisting clients with fund structuring, establishment and restructuring as well as the offshore elements of M&As and IPOs.

Mark brings to the table many years of experience, knowledge and insights. He also obviously takes a leadership role and steers the ship at Walkers Hong Kong.

Mark is very attentive on transactions and you can rely on him to get to the bottom of an issue.

Richard Siddle
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Richard Siddle
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Richard Siddle is based in the firm's Singapore office. He is well-versed in representing lenders in acquisition and leveraged financings as well as subscription line financings.

Richard Siddle's strengths are his market knowledge in the fund finance space. He has a great overview of the Cayman Islands market and so I can go to him on various issues.

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Asia-Pacific Region

Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds

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Andy Randall
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Eminent Practitioners
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John Rogers
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Eminent Practitioners
James Gaden
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James Gaden
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Band 3
Paul Aherne
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Paul Aherne
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Band 3
James Twigg
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James Twigg
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Band 4
Mark Cummings
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Mark Cummings
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Band 4
Richard Siddle
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Richard Siddle
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Band 4
Offshore: Dispute Resolution

Adam Hinks
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Adam Hinks
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Band 3
Tom Pugh
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Tom Pugh
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Band 3

Members

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Ally Lam

Brett Basdeo

Gareth Murphy

John Cartwright

John Crook

Kevin Ho

Kristen Kwok

Mark Cummings

Michael Kenny

Natalie Curtis

Shirleen Tan

Tania Toh

Timothy Stevens

Victoria Raymond

Wei Ching Teo

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