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Andrew Barker

Andrew advises on all aspects of corporate and investment funds law, regularly acting for public and private companies, investment managers and private equity sponsors.

He advises on structuring and forming funds, as well as downstream transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals. He also works on initial public offerings (including special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)), take privates and ongoing matters for Cayman Islands public companies.


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Andrew Barker is very knowledgeable and able to marshal and shepherd his wider team very efficiently and effectively. He is always available and able to deal with matters at short notice.

Legal 500

Experience and recent work

Andrew joined us in 2012 and previously worked in the Corporate team of Travers Smith in London, where he specialised in private equity.

 

Qualifications

Admitted in:

  • Cayman Islands
  • England and Wales (not practising)


Education:

  • LLB (Hons), University of Durham
  • Legal Practice Course (Distinction), Nottingham Law School

 

 

Andrew is a member of Hedge Funds Care Cayman Islands Committee of Hearts.

2025 Legal 500 - Leading Partner - Investment Funds 

2024 Chambers Global - Band 4 - Investment Funds - Cayman Islands

2024 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star Partner 

2023 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2023 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Investment Funds

2022 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Investment Funds - "Andrew Barker is very knowledgeable and able to marshal and shepherd his wider team very efficiently and effectively. He is always available and able to deal with matters at short notice."

2021 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Investment Funds

2020 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Investment Funds

2020 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2019 Legal 500 - Next Generation Lawyer - Investment Funds

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

Co-author of 'How Fund Managers May Deploy the Cayman Islands LLC Structure' - published by The Hedge Fund Law Report Vol. 9, No. 48

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