Nigel Weston > Walkers > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Walkers Offices
PO BOX 72,WALKER HOUSE
28-34 HILL STREET
ST HELIER
JE4 8PN
Jersey
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Nigel Weston
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Nigel Weston is based in Walkers’ Jersey office and heads up the office’s Finance and Corporate Group. He specialises in banking, finance, trusts, investment funds, regulatory matters, special purpose vehicles, listings and all aspects of offshore finance and corporate work.
Nigel advises a wide range of blue chip investment managers, global banks, private investment houses and major corporates. He works closely with top law firms and accountancy practices in London as well as local administrators, trustees and other intermediaries and service providers.
Career
Prior to joining Walkers, Nigel was a partner at a leading offshore firm, where he spent fourteen years, latterly heading up the firm’s real estate funds team and advising on all forms of real estate holding structures, in addition to other mainstream corporate and finance work. Prior to moving offshore, he was at Simmons & Simmons for five years.
Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
England and Wales, Solicitor of the Supreme Court (not practising)
Jersey, Advocate of the Royal Court
Jersey, Solicitor
Memberships
Nigel has served for a number of years on the committee of the Jersey Funds Association, which works closely with industry, regulators and legislators. He has also been Chairman of the Legal, Regulatory, Tax and Compliance Subcommittee of the JFA. In these roles he has been at the forefront of the development of the Island’s funds industry, working on the introduction of Jersey expert funds and Jersey unregulated funds among many other initiatives.
He is also a member of both the Institute of Directors and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Nigel has spoken at a number of conferences on a variety of aspects of Jersey law.
Education
Qualifications:
LLB (Hons) Degree, Kings College, University of London
Law Society Finals Examinations, College of Law Guildford
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)Walkers takes instructions from both lenders and borrowers looking to structure financing arrangements for real estate and corporate acquisitions, as well as providing assistance on the refinancing of existing loan facilities. Practice head Nigel Weston acts for both banks and investment managers, advising on a range of loan facilities. Jon Le Rossignol specialises in the financing of real estate and private equity holding vehicles, while Julia Keppe is noted for her expertise on debt facilities. Elaine Kelly is also well versed in structuring real estate financing, with additional experience in mezzanine facilities. Christine Fox‘s broad practice covers issues ranging from Islamic finance to development financing and security enforcement procedures, with Melissa Hellio focusing on fund and real estate finance. James Lydeard joined the practice in September 2024.
Jersey > Capital markets
Walkers‘ capital markets team handles a broad spectrum of ECM and DCM transactions, with a particular strength in acting for CLO issuers in addition to overseeing TISE listings. Nigel Weston, who heads the firm’s Jersey banking and finance team, is a debt transaction and CLO specialist, in which Julia Keppe is also a key contact, adding experience of note issuances and warehouse deals. Dilmun Leach is adept at overseeing the listing of Jersey companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ.