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Corporate and M&A

Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald

Neil McDonald is a Partner based in Walkers' London office and leads our Corporate and M&A Group. Neil specialises in corporate and finance transactions involving British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law. He has extensive first-hand experience across the full range of corporate matters, including: - Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs); - Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements; - Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations; - Joint ventures; - Digital assets, fintech and new technologies. He also has significant experience on cross-border restructuring and distressed situations involving BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda entities, including shareholder and investor disputes, complex equity and debt restructurings, and group reorganisations. Neil also has a broad finance practice covering acquisition finance, real estate finance , debt capital markets, project finance and financial restructurings. He acts for many of the world's leading international financial institutions, as well as borrowers, issuers and other counterparts. Neil also heads up our Israel Group, which provides time-zone sensitive support to clients in Israel across transactions involving Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law.
James Denham

James Denham

James Denham is a Partner at Walkers and a member of the firm's Corporate and Finance groups.He is based in the London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of a broad range of corporate and finance transactions. His practice includes:Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs)Restructuring and distressed situations (including complex debt and equity restructurings)Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placementsCorporate reorganisations and redomiciliationsJoint venturesDigital assets, fintech and new technologiesJames also has a broad finance practice covering deriviatives and structured finance, financial restructurings, real estate finance and fund finance.
Catherine Outerbridge

Catherine Outerbridge

Catherine is a senior counsel in Walkers' London Finance and Corporate Group, advising on a range of matters under Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law. Having trained and practised with a Magic Circle firm in the City, Catherine has experience of both onshore and offshore advice – her practice focuses on corporate and finance matters under Bermuda law, and British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law corporate matters. She grew up in Bermuda and has been admitted in the jurisdiction since 2021 and advises on a range of transactional and advisory work, including debt and equity capital markets transactions and banking and finance matters involving Bermuda companies. Catherine's BVI and Cayman Islands law practice focuses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, investments and redomiciliations involving private BVI and Cayman Islands companies.

Deals

  • Advising Coforge Limited on the Cayman law aspects of its US$2.35 billion acquisition of Encora, a digital and software engineering services company owned by Advent International and Warburg Pincus

  • Acting as Bermuda and Cayman counsel to Trident Energy in the acquisition of Chevron’s Congolese subsidiary and its in-country assets

  • Advising GLAS as the security trustee on the Cayman law aspects of Oaktree’s acquisition of Italian football club, Inter Milan

  • Advising Coinbase on the BVI law aspects of its acquisition of Echo, a leading onchain capital raising platform, for approximately US$375 million

  • Advising Sunoco on the Bermuda law aspects of its €500 million acquisition of the TanQuid Group, Germany's largest independent liquid petrochemical storage operator

Team Services

We provide time-zone sensitive support to clients in the EMEA region across the full spectrum of Corporate and M&A matters involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands law.

Our clients include many of the world’s leading corporations and private equity firms, and our team has garnered international recognition for the high calibre of service it provides to the full range of transactions and structures in the market.

We regularly advise on equity capital markets and public M&A transactions, including take privates, and have substantial experience of listings on all of the world’s major stock exchanges, as well as listings on the Bermuda Stock Exchange and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Our vast experience also covers the Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law aspects of private M&A, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments, series financing rounds, and digital assets, fintech and other new technology businesses.
Walkers does not practise English law; instead, we work alongside leading international law firms to provide integrated offshore and onshore support.

Our extensive first-hand experience includes:
- Company incorporation & administration services
- Corporate governance
- Equity capital markets (incl. IPOs) & private placements
- General corporate advice
- Joint ventures & club deals
- Mergers, acquisitions & disposals
- Private equity & venture capital investments (incl. series financing rounds)
- Restructuring, re-organisations & redomiciliations
- Regulation & compliance
- Takeovers & tender offers
- Take privates

Client testimonials

Confidential

Walkers provide top-notch, sophisticated and commercial advice on all matters, large and small. They are go-to local counsel for most high-profile matters.

Confidential

Its profound understanding of offshore legal systems allows it to navigate complex legal matters effectively, providing tailored solutions that address our specific needs.

Confidential

Walkers have a strong ability to handle the most complex and sophisticated matters. They are top in responding fast. Walkers understand the clients' needs and provide commercially focused advice.

Confidential

Walkers team are super responsive, and always provide commercial and practical advice. They are collaborative within disciplines and jurisdictions so I know I’ll be connected with the right person for the job.