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Neil McDonald

Neil specialises in corporate and finance transactions involving British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda law.

He leads our Corporate and M&A Group in London and has extensive first-hand experience across the full range of corporate matters, including:.

  • Mergers, acquisitions and disposals (including take-privates, business combinations and de-SPACs);
  • Equity capital markets (including IPOs) and private placements;
  • Corporate reorganisations and redomiciliations;
  • Joint ventures; and Digital assets, fintech and new technologies.

 

He also has significant experience on cross-border restructuring and distressed situations involving BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda entities, including shareholder and investor disputes, complex equity and debt restructurings, and group reorganisations, as well as transactional matters in insurance sector.

Neil also has a broad finance practice covering acquisition finance, real estate finance , debt capital markets, project finance and financial restructurings. He acts for many of the world's leading international financial institutions, as well as borrowers, issuers and other counterparts.

Neil also heads up our Israel Group, which provides time-zone sensitive support to clients in Israel across transactions involving Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey Law.

 

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Neil McDonald is across all of the key issues on a case and is very easy to deal with.

Legal 500

Experience and recent work

Prior to joining Walkers, Neil worked in one of the corporate groups at Slaughter and May in London for six years, where he advised public and private companies, asset management groups, investment funds, banks and other financial institutions.

Neil joined Walkers in 2010, spending two years in Walkers' Jersey office before relocating to Walkers' London office.

Qualifications

Admitted in:

  • Bermuda (Registered Associate)
  • British Virgin Islands
  • England and Wales (not practising)


Education:

  • BA (Hons) in Politics, University of Liverpool
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, London
  • Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School in London


Neil is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.​

2025 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Neil is an excellent lawyer who is incredibly responsive and commercial."

2024 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Neil McDonald is a high-quality lawyer who is a pleasure to work with."

2023 - Legal 500 UK - "Neil McDonald – very easy to work with and has a client-first approach."

2022 - Legal 500 UK - "Neil McDonald is across all of the key issues on a case and is very easy to deal with."

2022 - Chambers and Partners UK - "Neil McDonald is an acclaimed corporate lawyer who has developed a strong roster of clients."

2021 - Legal 500 - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer

2020 - Legal 500 - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer

2018 - Legal 500 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer - "Highly regarded Neil McDonald is 'excellent and responsive'." 

2017 - Legal 500 UK - Offshore - Recommended Lawyer - "Neil McDonald is ‘an excellent lawyer and very personable and efficient’." 

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