Regularly representing investment managers, funds and major liquidators, the Walkers team shows exceptional cross-sector expertise, especially in the finance, energy, and investment spaces. The firm’s offering is vast, spanning from multi-jurisdictional acquisitions to sales of issued share capital, alongside managing contentious proceedings, including sanctioned-asset cases. Based out of London, Jack Boldarin practises BVI, Cayman, and Bermuda law, primarily concentrating on the banking and finance fields, Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo advises on restructurings and fund terminations, while Catherine Overton offers further banking and restructuring expertise. Hughie Wong is a venture capital specialist, Neil McDonald is well-versed in shareholder and investor disputes, and Patrick Ormond is knowledgeable in the fintech sphere. Jan Golaszewski is an insolvency expert, Matthew Bloomfield is highlighted for his regulatory work, and Mark Galazzi is also cited as key.
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Profile
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Jack is the Managing Partner of our London office and practises British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law.
Jack enjoys 25+ years' experience advising clients on matters linked to offshore investment hubs and originally practised from the firm's Cayman Islands and BVI offices. Jack leads a team of London based lawyers providing time-zone sensitive, dedicated Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands law support to clients based in EMEA.
Jack specialises in:
- Banking and finance transactions (including leveraged finance, real estate finance, and debt and equity finance)
- Corporate M&A transactions (including mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, take-private transactions, equity capital markets and corporate reorganisations)
Career
Before joining Walkers in 2001, Jack worked for Norton Rose Fulbright in London. Prior to this he was with a major French investment bank. He started practising law with a New Zealand law firm.
Education
Admitted in:
- Bermuda (Registered Associate)
- Cayman Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
- New Zealand (not practising)
Education:
- First in Law, Victoria University of Wellington
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Key clients
- Black Rock The Blackstone Group BNP Paribas Carlyle Group Credit Suisse Direct Investments Limited Deutsche Bank Fasanara Capital Ltd Goldman Sachs HSBC JP Morgan Meadswell Limited Onex Partners Prasan Limited Standard Chartered Bank Trident Energy
Work highlights
Advising Onex Partners, a Canadian investment management firm, on its $465m deal to acquire Accredited, the global program management business of R&Q Insurance Holdings.
Defending the high-profile businessman Pramod Mittal and others in proceedings brought by the liquidators of Global Steel Holdings Limited, an Isle of Man iron and steel conglomerate.
Representing Fasanara Capital Ltd in the launch of its first tokenised money market fund, offering investors daily liquidity and ownership of shares maintained on the Polygon blockchain.