Walkers has one of the most experienced transactional banking teams in the offshore market. Our global presence means we are available around the clock, enabling us to act at short notice and deliver within aggressive deadlines. Our specialist team of banking lawyers operates across all major industry sectors and has extensive experience, especially with respect to financings for hedge funds, private equity funds, projects, infrastructure, energy (including oil and gas), technology, media and telecommunications, aviation and shipping. We advise on all aspects of banking, including leverage and acquisition financing, bi-lateral, syndicated and structured loans and financing transactions documented through ISDA and other market standard documentation.
We are frequently called to advise on conflicts of law questions arising in the context of cross-border financings, especially with respect to security arrangements entered into by British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Irish or Jersey vehicles or concerning BVI, Cayman, Irish or Jersey law governed assets.
We represent major domestic, international and supra-national financial institutions as well as corporations, hedge funds, private equity funds and other creditors and investors. Whether our client is acting as lender, as borrower or in some related capacity our banking team has the depth and breadth of experience and expertise necessary to ensure that our clients' interests are strongly defended.