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Walkers‘ ’results-focused’ corporate practice supports private equity firms and other financial institutions with major acquisitions, joint ventures and, increasingly, regulatory advice. Managing partner Jonathan Heaney leads the team, focusing on M&A, real estate transactions and downstream private equity deals. Christopher Reed assists clients with structuring matters and corporate migrations, while Dilmun Leach specialises in M&A between corporate service providers and trust companies. Senior counsel Tatiana Collins is a corporate structure specialist and also advises on tax matters. Senior associate Ruth Donnellan assists clients with the Jersey aspects of M&A deals.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Walkers have a very good and reputable team here in Jersey. They have a solid commercial understanding of the current market and the quality of partners is exceptional and rivals some of the larger law firms.'
  • 'Senior-led teams; strong commercial acumen; results-focused.'

Key clients

  • Kingboard Holdings
  • Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
  • Thoma Bravo LP
  • Central Group
  • Further Global Capital Management, L.P.
  • Eagle Street
  • Baupost Group and Goldfinch Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Hong Kong-based investment company Kingboard Holdings on the £302m acquisition of 2 London Wall Place.
  • Assisted Thoma Bravo with the sale of its interest in Kofax Group to TA Associates and Clearlake Capital in a $2bn deal.
  • Assisted with the acquisition of Selfridges by Central Group, a deal worth $5.4bn.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Kevin McQuillan

Kevin McQuillan

Walkers

Kevin is a Partner in Walkers' Jersey Investment Funds & Corporate practice group, advising on all aspects of corporate law. Kevin advises US and UK private equity sponsors, institutional clients, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and HNWIs on M&A, private equity, equity capital markets and restructuring mandates. Kevin has acted on numerous take-private transactions implemented by a members scheme of arrangement as well as the first take private in Jersey of a Jersey listed company implemented by a statutory merger under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. In addition, Kevin has a very active local M&A practice and regularly acts as lead counsel to Jersey based clients on cross border sales and acquisitions of regulated financial services businesses. Kevin's advisory practice includes advising the boards of Jersey listed companies on corporate governance matters. Kevin has been consistently recognised by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and IFLR as a leading next generation lawyer.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Heaney

Other key lawyers

Christopher Reed, Dilmun Leach, Tatiana Collins, Ruth Donnellan