Walkers maintains a broad approach to capital markets work, tackling both equity and debt transactions, and is adept at overseeing both the issuance and refinancing of CLOs. Heading the team is Nigel Weston, a DCM specialist who handles debt listings on TISE and is also the firm’s CLO specialist. Julia Keppe is also highly experienced in CLO transactions, overseeing them from the warehouse stage through to issuance, while Dilmun Leach handles listings on the NYSE and NASDAQ. James Lydeard, who joined the firm from Ogier in September 2024, handles a variety of structured finance transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'This team is incredibly responsive, and knowledgeable in the areas of debt listings and ongoing compliance activities for TISE.'
- 'Nigel Weston is a great leader of the team, always responsive and available (even during his holidays when it was urgent!) and has built a great team below him.'
Key clients
- Babylon Holdings Limited
- Backed Finance AG
Work highlights
Advised Babylon Holdings Limited on capital raises, debt financing and bond issues worth over $380m.
Practice head
Nigel Weston
Other key lawyers
Julia Keppe; Dilmun Leach; James Lydeard