Weightmans LLP

Duncan is well-known amongst the North East business community for providing strong, pragmatic legal advice on a whole range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, as well as private equity and venture capital transactions. In addition to his experience of working in national law firms, Duncan also spent two years working in-house at a leading private equity firm.

Specialising in the technology, financial services, waste and leisure sectors, Duncan’s impressive client list includes BGF, LDC,  Perwyn, Camerons Brewery Limited, Transmission Dynamics, Broadband Satellite Services, Bluetree, Perspective, Praesto Consulting and SaleCycle Limited.

As one of the North-East’s 'go to' lawyers, Duncan’s track record in providing solutions-driven, bespoke advice combined with his ability to engage with clients in a business context, ensures that his clients feel supported at every stage, from instruction through to completion. The loyal client base Duncan has built is testimony to both his professional, approachable demeanour and his ability to provide outstanding advice to business owners who truly value the personal service they receive.
Duncan is an ‘Acritas Star – independently rated lawyer’, an accolade given to those identified as a client-nominated, stand-out lawyer in private practice. Duncan was also awarded Corporate Lawyer of the Year at the North East Business Insider Dealmakers Awards 2022.

Recent experience:

•   Advising BGF on its investments in Arc Trinova, Broadband Satellite Services and J &  B Recycling and on its subsequent exits from Arc Trinova to Permira-backed Quotient, from J & B to Urbaser and from Total Recycling Services to Biffa
• Advising LDC on its investments in Cleveland Containers and ScarlettAbbott
• Advising Ramarketing & PR on its investment from NorthEdge

Advising Datum360 on its investment from BGF and on the subsequent sale of Datum360 to NASDAQ listed Autodesk. Advising Praesto Consulting on a number of acquisitions