BERMUDA Law and Practice Contributed by: Natalie Neto, Rachel Nightingale and Marah Smith, Walkers
Walkers is a leading international law firm that provides legal, corporate, compliance and fidu - ciary services 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 institu -
tions across the financial markets, and which rely on Walkers for its ability to provide solu - tions to their most important legal and business issues. The firm develops globally minded, en - trepreneurial lawyers who are experts in their re - spective fields and committed to client service. Walkers is ranked by Chambers and Partners as a Leading Firm in Chambers Global 2025.
Authors
Natalie Neto is a member of the corporate and finance practice
Rachel Nightingale is a partner in the corporate, finance, funds and insurance group at Walkers and has a range of corporate transactional and advisory experience. She advises clients
at Walkers, and advises on a range of Bermuda-based and international corporate and regulatory matters. She has significant transactional experience on mergers and acquisition transactions for public and private companies, and also advises on private equity investments, debt and equity capital markets transactions, and banking and finance matters. She has expertise on complex restructuring projects and on corporate governance and regulatory matters, including directors’ fiduciary duties and responsibilities. Natalie also advises fintech clients and investors on Bermuda’s evolving initial coin offering legislation, and blockchain and digital asset framework.
on M&A, take-privates, initial public offerings, private equity investments and disposals, amalgamations and restructurings. She has experience of both private and public offerings, in advising on Bermuda’s legal and regulatory framework for the digital asset sector, and on advising fintech businesses on their establishment in Bermuda. Her regular clients include publicly listed companies, private equity houses, energy companies, financial institutions, global fintech companies and start-up fintech venture companies.
Marah Smith specialises in complex corporate and M&A transactions. Her 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.
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