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Walkers

Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region


Walkers

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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.

Industries (13)

  • Investment Funds
  • Asset Management
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Corporate
  • Insurance
  • Banks
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
  • Family Office
  • Private Wealth
  • Trusts
  • Corporate Services

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Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds - Asia-Pacific Region


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

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  • 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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  • Walkers has a strong, client-focused team, which consistently delivers high-quality advice in a timely manner.

    Offshore: Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Our main contacts' ability to toggle effortlessly between big-picture strategy and granular legal detail makes them highly effective, particularly in fast-moving, multi-jurisdictional matters.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Eminent PractitionersAndy Randall
    Eminent PractitionersAndy Randall

    Andy Randall

    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.

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    • Andy Randall is an excellent managing partner.

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  • Eminent PractitionersJohn Rogers
    Eminent PractitionersJohn Rogers

    John Rogers

    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.

  • Band 3Adam Hinks
    Band 3Adam Hinks

    Adam Hinks

    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.

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  • Band 3James Gaden
    Band 3James Gaden

    James Gaden

    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.

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  • Band 3Paul Aherne
    Band 3Paul Aherne

    Paul Aherne

    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.

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

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  • Band 3Tom Pugh
    Band 3Tom Pugh

    Tom Pugh

    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.

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    • 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.

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  • Band 4James Twigg
    Band 4James Twigg

    James Twigg

    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.

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    • 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.

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  • Band 4Mark Cummings
    Band 4Mark Cummings

    Mark Cummings

    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.

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

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  • Band 4Richard Siddle
    Band 4Richard Siddle

    Richard Siddle

    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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Ranked Individuals at Walkers (9)

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