Leading international law firm Walkers is pleased to announce the lateral hires of Oliver Bell and Paul Nystrom, who have joined Walkers’ Cayman Islands office and Taylors in Bermuda.

Cayman Islands Managing Partner Tim Buckley said, “Oliver is a very experienced lawyer with extremely strong investment funds credentials and we are delighted that he has joined our Global Investment Funds Group. Walkers’ investment funds practice is one of the cornerstones of our business and Oliver’s appointment will further bolster our premier international reputation.”

Paul joins Taylors in association with Walkers in Bermuda as a Senior Counsel in the corporate practice. He specialises in a broad range of finance and capital market transactions with an emphasis on debt and equity offerings, structured finance, secured lending, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations. In addition, Paul has an active general corporate practice, including advising on the establishment of Bermuda entities and advising companies and directors in respect of corporate governance and regulatory matters, including directors’ fiduciary duties and responsibilities.

The arrival of Paul marks the start of the vast growth of Walkers Corporate’s services in Bermuda.

Jonathan Betts, Head of Taylors’ Finance & Corporate group stated, “We are thrilled that Paul has joined Taylors. Paul’s wealth of finance experience will strengthen Taylors’ structured and asset finance offerings, to better meet the demands of our clients. The arrival of Paul reflects the continued and rapid growth of the firm. “

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