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Duncan Woollard
Work Department
Corporate Department
Position
Duncan Woollard is a partner in the Private Funds practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. He advises on a wide range of fund related work including in private equity, private debt, real estate, mezzanine, venture, credit, natural resources, infrastructure, funds of funds, distressed and special situations, and activist funds, as well as advising on the structuring of carried interest, co-investment and other incentive schemes, secondary transactions, fund restructurings and spin-outs, and the establishment of new investment management businesses.
His clients include Investindustrial, NorthEdge Capital, Pamplona Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, MML Capital Partners, Xenon Private Equity, Innova Capital, Hutton Collins, Omni Capital, Barings Capital, AMC Group, MVM and Innotech Investments.
Education
- York College of Law, LPC, 1994
- Reading University, LL.M, 1993
- Bristol University, LL.B (Hons), 1992
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
(Leading partners)Paul Hastings LLP is a major player in the credit fund arena, acting for some of the most significant credit managers in the market. Another distinguishing factor of the firm is its well-respected risk retention practice and CLO capabilities. Diala Minott is a key name for matters concerning regulated and unregulated credit and debt funds. High-profile market players often turn to Duncan Woollard for his broad expertise on all fund-related matters. Christian Parker is a leading name in the risk retention fund space.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Private funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Employers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration