Investment Funds and Corporate
Jonathan Heaney
Jonathan specialises in M&A transactions, private equity deal structuring, corporate real estate transactions and investment fund matters.
He has been the Managing Partner of the Jersey office since 2014 and is also a member of our Global Investment Funds and Corporate Groups.
He has more than 20 years' experience as a lawyer, and he is recognised in Legal 500's Hall of Fame and as a recognised practitioner in Chambers & Partner. Commercial and sensible, he focuses on achieving client goals with the minimum of fuss.
He is admitted in England and Wales (non-practicing), Jersey and the BVI.
Dilmun Leach
Dilmun Leach is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group and is head of Walkers' Jersey Fintech team, advising on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters.
Dilmun is a renowned Jersey lawyer with a broad practice spanning Corporate, Funds, and Fintech matters. Dilmun was elected Vice Chair of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA) for a three-year term in July 2025; and is Co-Chair and a founding member of the Jersey Digital Assets Working Group formed in 2017.
In respect of Fintech, Dilmun advised Backed Finance on the launch of Jersey's first tokenisation platform which launched in 2024. Dilmun worked closely with the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the drafting and publication of the Jersey Tokenisation Guidance Notes in August 2024, and has advised several clients on launching Jersey tokenised products. Dilmun has advised on a broad range of digital asset matters since 2016, and was involved in the drafting of the Jersey ICO Guidance Notes published in 2017.
Having been elected to the JFA Committee in 2017 and been advising on investment funds matters since 2012, Dilmun was deeply involved in the design of the successful Jersey Private Fund product. Dilmun has supported many traditional fund-raises and also innovative fund and fund-like structures including using nominee/trustee structures, cell companies, deal-by-deal and single asset funds, collateralised fund interests, and continuation funds.
Dilmun’s corporate practice includes private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions including regulated trust and corporate services providers. Dilmun advised on the first listing of a Jersey company's shares on NASDAQ using uncertificated shares and the direct registration system, and also the first de-SPAC transaction involving a Jersey company listing on NYSE.
Dilmun is an active member of the Jersey finance industry, and has spoken on funds, corporate and fintech matters at events in Jersey, London, New York, Miami, and Switzerland.
Simon Hopwood
Simon is a partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group.
He has over 20 years' experience advising a global client base including managers, sponsors, institutional investors, and family offices on all aspects of offshore funds, investment management, corporate transactions and regulatory matters.
He has significant experience in establishing, structuring and maintaining offshore funds and managers, as well as investment, acquisition, and holding structures, across the credit, hedge, private equity, real estate and venture capital sectors.
His expertise also covers establishing and structuring REITs, and Shariah-compliant funds and investment, acquisition and financing structures.
In corporate matters, Simon handles all aspects including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, migrations, restructurings and financing transactions and offshore listings.
Simon is consistently recognised by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and is highly regarded by IFLR1000.
Tatiana Collins
Tatiana advises on a range of funds, corporate and regulatory matters as part of our Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group in Jersey.
Tatiana mainly works with clients in Europe, the US and the Channel Islands advising them on funds and corporate transactions including:
establishing, managing, restructuring and liquidating various types of funds and corporate structures
tax and regulatory matters
structured acquisitions
disposing of assets across Europe
financing and re-financing arrangements
She also has significant experience with venture capital, real estate and private equity funds.
Tatiana has been in private practice since 2009 in Jersey, London, Cayman and Frankfurt, and is admitted in Jersey, Cayman and England & Wales.
She speaks fluent English, Slovak and Czech and advanced German.
Kirsten Faichnie
Kirsten Faichnie is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on a range of funds and corporate matters.
She has been in private practice since 2010, and has worked in London and in Jersey, with experience across the full life-cycle of investment funds matters, corporate and M&A advice, and real estate structuring and financing.
Kirsten is a Jersey Advocate with experience of significant restructuring matters in respect of property holding structures and family investment portfolios, as well as advising on end-of-life solutions for investment funds.
Timur Ochkhaev
Timur Ochkhaev is a senior counsel in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group where he advises on a wide range of corporate law matters focusing on cross border M&A, private equity, equity capital markets and company reorganisations and restructurings.
Timur has acted on a variety of private equity M&A, venture capital, international capital markets, corporate restructuring, recapitalisation and fund formation matters.
Kevin Grové
As a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate group, Kevin has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of Jersey corporate law matters.
Kevin's experience covers the full spectrum of Jersey corporate law matters, including private equity transactions, international and cross-border mergers, schemes of arrangement, real estate transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and corporate finance.
While Kevin works primarily with the London market, he has a broad range of international and local clients – and has acted for vendors, buyers, sponsors and targets across all types of public and private corporate transactions.
Ruth Donnellan
Ruth Donnellan is a member of Walkers Investment Funds and Corporate Law team with experience of advising on complex M&A deals and on all aspects of corporate advice under Jersey law.
Ruth works with onshore counsel to advise clients on Jersey law aspects of cross-border M&A transactions, as well as corporate restructuring, reorganisations and migrations.
She has also advised on M&A deals involving regulated financial services businesses in Jersey, and on transactions involving Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.
Ruth advises on bespoke regulatory issues including questions around economic substance.
Ruth has also advised start-ups on funding and subscription arrangements.
Adam Diamond
Adam Diamond is a Senior Associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, advising on all matters relating to the launch, operation and restructuring of investment funds, and particularly on private and listed funds.
Having previously practiced in the funds team of a leading law firm in London, Adam has experience of both onshore and offshore practice working with English, Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman structured funds.
He has also spent time on secondment, working as legal counsel for a US investment manager.
Charlotte Beal
Charlotte is an associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate group, where she advises on a wide range of funds and corporate law matters.
Charlotte originally joined Walkers as a paralegal, and during her time at Walkers has completed her "qualifying work experience", as part of the SQE qualification route. Prior to this, Charlotte had been part of the Walkers' Jersey Student Bursary scheme, where she spent time in each of the firm's practice areas.
Ellen Hurst
Ellen Hurst is a Senior Associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, where she advises on a wide range of Jersey corporate law matters.
Ellen regularly acts on a variety of corporate real estate transactions, company reorganisation and restructurings, company migrations and M&A deals. She also has experience with advising Jersey property unit trusts with regards to property acquisitions and disposals.
Ellen was admitted as an Isle of Man Advocate in 2018 and an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2025, meaning she is now admitted in two of the three Crown Dependencies. She has worked at two offshore firms before joining Walkers.
Itumeleng Mukhovha
Itumeleng Mukhovha is a Senior Associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, and advises on a full range of funds and corporate law matters with a focus on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, funds flow, W&I insurance, real estate transactions, global reorganisations and restructurings.
Itumeleng is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. Her practice includes mergers and acquisitions, downstream private equity transactions, private equity capital raising, joint ventures, sale processes of distressed assets, corporate restructures, global reorganisations, acquisition structures, funds flow, unbundling transactions, takeover transactions, offshore investments and W&I insurance.
Itumeleng has significant experience advising leading global investment firms, private equity funds, multinationals, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and generally, clients across a wide range of sectors and industries. Geographically, Itumeleng has experience working with clients from across EMEA, Asia, Australasia and the Americas.
She has a natural ability to build strong, positive, professional relationships with clients from various industries as well as different cultural, racial and gender lines. She prides herself in making sure she gets to know her clients' businesses to help them navigate the most complex areas of the law and works tirelessly to help them achieve their goals.
She has published several articles across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the United Kingdom, and publicly appeared on business news channels across Africa on business and investment topics.
Gemma Nicol
Gemma is an associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate group.
She advises on a wide range of funds and corporate law matters. With experience working in the corporate team of a leading global provider of legal and business services, Gemma brings valuable knowledge of both onshore and offshore practice.
Angharad Prescott
Angharad Prescott is a senior associate in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, where she advises on a wide range of Jersey corporate law matters.
Angharad has acted on a full range of public and private offshore M&A transactions and corporate restructurings and has previously assisted the team in its capacity as lead counsel for a range of clients in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions.
Angharad was admitted as a solicitor in 2022 and worked at another offshore law firm before joining Walkers.
Sarah Townsend
Sarah Townsend is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group.
Sarah Townsend is a senior counsel in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate Practice Group, with more than 15 years' experience as an offshore lawyer, and advising on a range of funds, corporate and related regulatory matters.
Her funds practice covers the establishment and restructuring of investment funds under Jersey law (including Jersey Private Funds, Jersey Expert Funds and Jersey Listed Funds), covering all asset classes and strategies. Sarah also advises on the establishment and licensing requirements applicable to fund managers, investment advisors and other service providers under Jersey's legal and regulatory regime.
Sarah has experience of advising on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions (including regulated trust and corporate services providers), as well as more general corporate advice relating to restructuring and reorganisations.
Sarah has a growing fintech and digital assets practice. She was delighted to have been involved in the establishment of Jersey's first tokenisation platform in February 2024, as well establishing a number of Jersey crypto funds.
Deals
Advising Capgemini SE on the Jersey law aspects of its US$3.3 billion take-private of NYSE-listed WNS (Holdings) Limited, implemented via members’ scheme of arrangement in Jersey
Advising Waystone as alternative investment fund manager in relation to $20 billion-worth of private equity funds based in Cayman and Luxembourg and establishment by JP Morgan and marketed to high-net-worth clients based in Jersey
Advising the special committee of the board of directors of NYSE-listed Janus Henderson Group plc on the Jersey law aspects of its US$7.9 billion take-private by Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst, implemented through a Jersey statutory merger
Acted as lead Jersey counsel to Westbrooke Yield Plus, an open-ended Jersey Expert Fund worth £176 million, assisting with the creation of multiple new share classes for the Fund
Represented Ares in its GBP 755 million preferred equity commitment in Quintain, the development and asset management company that owns and manages the Wembley Park estate in London
Team Services
A trusted partner for all aspects of investment funds and corporate law, our Walkers Jersey Investment Funds and Corporate practice group offers experienced, seasoned practitioners who have strength in knowledge of the local industry.
We regularly work with many of the world’s most prominent banks, private equity firms, investment/asset managers, international companies and fund intermediaries and are frequently instructed by international law and accountancy firms.
We provide an integrated, multijurisdictional service for all our clients’ private capital needs, including litigation and advisory matters, and capital growth.
We have extensive first-hand experience in the following areas:
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Corporate re-organisations and restructurings
- Fund formation
- Fund financing
- Investment vehicles and structures (including Shariah compliant vehicles)
- IPOs and equity and debt offerings
- Joint ventures
- Regulatory advice
With expertise across the laws of Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey, and with insight gained from our experience working onshore, offshore, in-house and within financial services regulatory authorities, we offer a tried-and-tested choice.
Client testimonials
Confidential
The Walkers team have very strong experience and therefore are able to execute on complex and time-critical transactions.
Confidential
Walkers has a strong team who are very knowledgeable and have a very high skill set.
Confidential
Walkers have a very good and reputable team here in Jersey. They have a solid commercial understanding of the current market and the quality of partners is exceptional and rivals some of the larger law firms.
Confidential
Walkers punches well above its weight. The team has an ability to assist US clients with their inbound investments and take a very practical approach to all issues uncovered en route.
Confidential
The personnel within this team make the difference. While the advice is market-leading, the team and the way in which they interact with us make them the standout adviser in Jersey.