Hughie Wong
Global Guide 2024
Foreign Expert : Offshore: Cayman Islands Law
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About
Provided by Hughie Wong
Practice Areas
Hughie joined Walkers in 2008 and is a partner in the Global Investment Funds and Finance and Corporate Groups. He is based in the firm's London office and advises on both Cayman Islands law and BVI law aspects of transactions. He acts for alternative investment funds including their establishment, on-going corporate transactions and financing activities. He has also advised extensively on fund restructurings and distressed situations. Hughie also has significant experience in a broad range of finance and corporate transactions and regularly advises on lending and security transactions involving Cayman Islands or BVI law. Those transactions typically involve issues as to corporate restructurings, mergers, the perfection and granting of security by Cayman Islands or BVI vehicles, the charging of shares in a Cayman Islands or BVI company, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and group reorganisations and restructurings.
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Hughie Wong is co-head of Walkers' London investment funds group. He operates a well-regarded funds and asset manager-focused practice, and advises clients on a wide variety of issues, including fund formations, equity raisings and restructurings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hughie has a very technical and commercial approach to our work, enabling us to have thoughtful discussions on how to get the right answer."
"Hughie is an excellent lawyer. He's smart, very experienced and a safe pair of hands. Our company massively rates him."
"Hughie is an excellent offshore lawyer from both a funds raising and commercial perspective. He understands the law and how to apply it to commercial scenarios."
"Hughie is a very strong performer."
"Hughie has a very technical and commercial approach to our work, enabling us to have thoughtful discussions on how to get the right answer."
"Hughie is an excellent lawyer. He's smart, very experienced and a safe pair of hands. Our company massively rates him."
"Hughie is an excellent offshore lawyer from both a funds raising and commercial perspective. He understands the law and how to apply it to commercial scenarios."
"Hughie is a very strong performer."