Walkers is pleased to announce that it has acted as Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey legal counsel to long standing client Vistra in the acquisition of the Corporate Services business of Deutsche Bank.
Ranked among the top four corporate service providers globally, Vistra is a versatile group of professionals, providing a uniquely broad range of services and solutions. Vistra has 3,500 staff in 74 offices across 44 jurisdictions, whose capabilities span international incorporations to trust, fiduciary, private client services, and fund administration.
Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Services business has long been a leading service provider of administration to special purpose vehicles and holding companies with over 40 years expertise in this sector. Corporate Services is part of the Global Transaction Banking division and provides administration, domiciliation, accounting and management services from eight locations.
The Walkers team was led by Arwel Lewis (Hong Kong), Jonathan Heaney (Jersey), Lucy Frew (Cayman Islands) and Louise Hall (Guernsey), with assistance from William Lee (Hong Kong), Sophie Reguengo (Jersey) and Niall MacDonald (Jersey).
Walkers worked with onshore counsel Latham and Watkins (Hong Kong).
Walkers is a leading international law firm. We provide legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital markets participants and investment fund managers. Our clients are the most innovative firms and institutions across the financial markets, and rely on us for our ability to provide solutions to their most important legal and business issues.