Prior to joining Walkers, Andrew worked in the Corporate team of Travers Smith in London, where he specialised in private equity. Andrew has experience of advising on a wide range of high profile private equity and M&A transactions. He has advised private equity clients, management teams and corporate clients in relation to acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and joint ventures as well as general corporate advisory matters.​

Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (not practising)

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

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

ADVISORY

• An Update on the Offshore Funds Landscape - There have been a number of changes to the offshore funds landscape in recent months. Our global tea...
  
• Update on Cayman Islands Legislative Amendments - This advisory summarises key changes arising from various minor but important legislative amendments...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers acts for SiriusXM on its investment in SoundCloud - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to SiriusXM (owner of streaming gia...
  
• Walkers Acts on Carlyle's $6.7 Billion Acquisition of Sedgwick - Walkers is pleased to have advised The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) ("Carlyle"), in connection with it...
  
• Walkers Acts on Parkland's $1.21 Billion Acquisition of SOL - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands ("BVI") and Bermuda* coun...
  
• Walkers advises on Farfetch $7.6B IPO - Walkers is delighted to have acted as Cayman Islands counsel, alongside Latham & Watkins' New York a...
  
• Warburg Pincus Private Equity XII, L.P: Cayman AIVs - Walkers acted for Warburg Pincus on the formation of Cayman fund entities in connection with Warburg...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers Leads Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2020 with Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has received 41 lawyer rankings in the 2020 Legal 500 Caribbe...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Seven - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Six - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Five - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
• Investment Funds Observations 2017 - Part Four - From our vantage point as advisers to many of the world’s top private equity houses, broad market ...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers to Sponsor IBA's 20th Annual International Conference - Walkers is sponsoring the 20th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds at t...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals 2016 - On Tuesday 1 November Walkers hosted its annual New York investment funds seminar, Walkers Fundament...
  
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ARTICLES

• The Cayman Islands and Initial Public Offerings 2018 - The aggregate market value of listed securities on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is approx...
  
• Why Private Equity Fund Terms are Lengthening - In 2016 alone, the top 20 fund managers in the PEI 300 raised over $400 billion in funds (33 percent...
  
• The first 100 days of Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies - 21 October 2016 marked 100 days since the introduction of the Cayman Islands Limited Liability Compa...
  
• The Cayman Islands and Initial Public Offerings - The aggregate market value of listed securities on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is approx...
  
• The Private Equity Market and the Cayman Islands: 2015 - Associate Andrew Barker has recently been discussing the state of the global private equity market a...
  
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