Mr Alex Wickens > Walkers > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
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12-14 NEW STREET
ST PETER PORT
GY1 2PF
Guernsey
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Mr Alex Wickens
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Alex Wickens is an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer specialising in real estate financing and Islamic financing matters in Walkers’ Guernsey law team.
He is ranked as a Rising Star for Guernsey Banking & Finance work by Legal 500.
Alex has almost a decade’s experience in private practice in Guernsey, and advises clients on complex structuring arrangements on acquisitions and disposals of UK commercial real estate assets, advising on both borrower and lender side.
He also advises on Islamic finance structures in respect of real estate holdings, and on fund financing matters.
Alex also has in-house experience, having undertaken a six-month project with a Guernsey financial services provider.
Career
Prior to joining Walkers in 2021, Alex practised with another offshore law firm in Guernsey. His work included a six-month secondment to a client, supporting its General Counsel function during a remediation exercise.
Alex has been admitted in England & Wales since 2012.
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
(Leading associates)Walkers is as adept in acquisition financing as it is with fund and asset finance transactions. The group has particular expertise in structuring financing for aircraft, and financing for real estate acquisitions. Heading the team are Zoë Hallam, a fund finance specialist noted for her expertise in NAV facilities, and Kim Paiva, whose practice centres on asset finance but who also advises on leveraged finance deals and real estate financing. The latter areas are key areas of focus for Alex Wickens, who also provides expertise on Islamic finance structures.