Corporate M and A 2026

BERMUDA Law and Practice Contributed by: Natalie Neto, Rachel Nightingale, Hannah Tildesley and Marah Smith, Walkers

Walkers is a leading international law firm that pro - vides legal, corporate, compliance and fiduciary ser - vices to global corporations, financial institutions, capital markets participants and investment fund managers. With ten offices globally, Walkers is well positioned to provide time zone-friendly service to its clients, which include the most innovative firms and institutions across the financial markets, and which

rely on Walkers for its ability to provide solutions to their most important legal and business issues. The firm develops globally minded, entrepreneurial law - yers who are experts in their respective fields and committed to client service. Walkers is ranked by Chambers and Partners as a Leading Firm in Cham - bers Global 2026.

Authors

Natalie Neto advises clients on a wide range of Bermuda and international corporate and regulatory matters. She is highly experienced in M&A, including takeovers, mergers, amalgamations and schemes of

Hannah Tildesley specialises in international commercial litigation, contentious trusts and insolvency. She focuses on complex, multi‑jurisdictional disputes involving banking and funds litigation, appraisal

arrangement, and also works on private equity, equity capital markets, and banking and finance transactions. As a Certified Director, she regularly counsels clients on directors’ duties, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, including Bermuda’s economic substance requirements and the newly implemented corporate income tax regime.

actions, director and shareholder conflicts, and trust restructuring and blessing applications. She also advises on the litigation aspects of corporate deals, including governance issues and director duty matters, particularly where there are insolvency or regulatory concerns. Hannah is an experienced advocate, having appeared in numerous applications and trials before the Supreme Court of Bermuda and the Bermuda Court of Appeal, as well as in arbitrations and tribunals. experience includes advising on public and private mergers and acquisitions, take-private transactions, initial public offerings and restructurings. Marah brings a diverse range of North American cross-border transactional experience into the Bermuda jurisdiction. Marah Smith specialises in complex corporate and M&A transactions. Her

Rachel Nightingale has a range of corporate transactional and advisory experience. She advises clients on

mergers and acquisitions, take- privates, initial public offerings, private equity investments and disposals, amalgamations and restructurings (including continuations and discontinuations). She has experience of both private and public offerings, including on the Bermuda, London and New York stock exchanges.

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