Kenny Walker-Durrant > Goodwin > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices
Sancroft, 10-15 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AZ
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Kenny Walker-Durrant
Position
Partner
Career
Kenny Walker-Durrant is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences groups, specializing in transactions M&A, private equity and venture capital financings. Kenny advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, with a particular focus on emerging growth companies and venture capital investors in the life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors. Kenny advises clients through every stage of the corporate life cycle.
Kenny has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner for Venture Capital by the Legal 500 UK 2024. Kenny is commended for his ‘real talent with incredible technical skills on the tech and life sciences sectors’ and “his great market knowledge, fast and pragmatic advice and turnaround on documents”.
Education
Legal Practice Course, 2013, The University of Law London; LLM, 2012, Kings College London University, LLB, 2011 Kings College London University
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
(Next Generation Partners)Representing a host of start-ups, emerging growth companies, and late-stage mature corporates, the Goodwin team leverages its ‘strong market knowledge’ to advise on high-value fundraisings and seed rounds. The practice boasts in-depth expertise across healthcare, AI, and environmental matters, often working closely with the firm’s private equity division to support clients in growth equity transactions and complex exits. The team is chaired by David Mardle
, an expert in capital markets transactions. Sophie McGrath utilises her ‘vast dealmaking experience’ in private and public financings. Both Andrew Davis and Andrew Harrow primarily focus on joint ventures and growth capital financings. Based in Cambridge, Elizabeth Rhodes and Adam Thatcher are noted for their M&A expertise. Other key figures include Kenny Walker-Durrant, who regularly acts for venture capital investors, as well as Richard Bloomfield and Ella Donegan. Ali Ramadan left to join Cooley (UK) LLP in September 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Venture capital London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)