James Twigg
Partner
Singapore
James Twigg is a partner in the Corporate and Investment Funds Group in Walkers' Singapore office.
He has represented clients across the Asia-Pacific region on:
- High-value mergers and acquisitions
- Equity capital raisings
- Private equity and venture capital investments
- Joint ventures
- Pre IPO investments
- US IPOs (including SPACs and deSPACs) and general corporate and governance matters
He also regularly advises investment managers and institutional investors on the establishment of:
- Hedge funds
- Private equity and venture capital funds
- Co-investment and alternative investment structures
"James Twigg is my favourite Cayman lawyer. His legal advice is always commercial, user-friendly and timely and I can consistently count on him to find a practical solution to a complex issue."
Experience and recent work
Prior to joining Walkers in 2012, James worked as a corporate lawyer at Clifford Chance in Hong Kong, Skadden and Slaughter and May in London and at Chapman Tripp in New Zealand. At each of these firms, James advised a broad range of corporate, private equity and governmental clients on a variety of international and domestic transactions.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Bermuda, Registered Associate
- British Virgin Islands
- England and Wales (not practising)
- New Zealand (not practising)
Education:
- LLB (Honours) (First Class), University of Otago, New Zealand
- BA, University of Otago, New Zealand
2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Leading Partner - "Timothy Stevens, Tania Toh and James Twigg - they are commercial in their approach and true partners in ensuring the deal closes successfully."
2026 Chambers Asia Pacific – Notable Practitioner – "James Twigg is a very good lawyer." "James Twigg is my favourite Cayman lawyer. His legal advice is always commercial, user-friendly and timely and I can consistently count on him to find a practical solution to a complex issue."
2025 Chambers Asia Pacific - Up and Coming - "I have worked with James Twigg on numerous transactions and can always trust him to deliver timely, commercial and well-considered advice. He is knowledgeable, professional and very friendly."
2025 Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Leading Individual
2024 Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Leading Individual
2023 Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Leading Individual
2022 Legal 500 Asia Pacific – noted for high-value M&A and venture capital fundraisings
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