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Overview
Duncan Woollard is a partner in the Investment Funds & Private Capital 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.
Recognitions
- Named a 'Leading Individual' for Private Funds - The Legal 500 UK 2023
Education
- York College of Law, LPC, 1994
- Reading University, LL.M, 1993
- Bristol University, LL.B (Hons), 1992
Representations
Recent Fund Formation
- Investindustrial VI;
- The GP-led restructuring of Investindustrial IV LP and the creation of Investindustrial IV Build Up LP;
- NorthEdge Fund III LP;
- NorthEdge SME Fund I LP;
- LaSalle Real Estate Debt Strategies III SCSp;
- LaSalle Residential Finance III LP;
- L2 Health Investments S.C.Sp;
- AMC Capital IV SCSp;
- MVM V LP;
- The restructuring of Hutton Collins Capital Partners II and Hutton Collins Capital Partners III;
- The GP-led restructuring of Innova/5 LP and the formation of Innova/5 Prime LP and Innova/6 SCSp;
- Omni Secured Credit III LP.
news
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - October 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings advised Investindustrial on €1.1 billion Growth III Fund - May 4th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized by Chambers Europe 2023 - March 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2022 - October 1st, 2021
- The Lawyer Nominates Paul Hastings for Multiple Awards - September 28th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Named Law Firm of the Year for 2019 by Alt Credit Fund Intelligence - November 13th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named "Law Firm of the Year" at the Europe Property Investor Awards 2017 - June 7th, 2017
- Paul Hastings Continues London Growth with New Finance Partner - June 13th, 2016
- NorthEdge Capital Closes Private Equity Fund Focused on the North of England - March 4th, 2016
- Investindustrial Closes €2 Billion Southern Europe-Focused Private Equity Fund - February 22nd, 2016
- Paul Hastings Continues to Grow in London with Addition of Leading Restructuring and Debt Finance Partner David Ereira - November 18th, 2015
- Paul Hastings Continues Growth of London Office with Addition of Leading Structured Finance and Capital Markets Partner, Paul Severs - November 16th, 2015
- Paul Hastings Continues London Office Expansion with Addition of Leading Funds Partner Duncan Woollard - May 28th, 2015
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized by Chambers Europe 2024 - March 18th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Earns Top Ranking in Chambers UK 2024 - October 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - October 5th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Recognized by Chambers Europe 2023 - March 20th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers UK 2023 - October 20th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Receives High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 UK Solicitors - September 29th, 2022
- Recognized for Excellence in Legal 500 United Kingdom - October 1st, 2021
insights
- SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - February 10th, 2023
- AIFMD Report – The European Commission Gives Its View on the Success of the AIFMD and Potentially Hints at Future Changes to the AIFMD Regime - June 17th, 2020
- Holding ABS Is Still Tricky: The EU Securitisation Regulation and its U.K. Equivalent - June 5th, 2020
- PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Issues for Private Fund Managers in the Age of COVID-19 - March 17th, 2020
- AIFMD and Pre-Marketing – Helpful Clarification or an Additional Surveillance Camera? - May 16th, 2019
- SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - February 6th, 2019
- Why Holding ABS Just Got Trickier: The EU Securitisation Regulation’s Impact on EU and Non-EU Investors - August 15th, 2018
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Summer 2017 - August 1st, 2017
- Section 13 SEC Reporting by Advisers and Brokers and Section 16 SEC Reporting by “Insiders” of Public Companies - January 27th, 2017
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Winter 2016 - January 3rd, 2017
- Private Fund Report—Summary of Key Developments—Spring 2016 - July 14th, 2016
- UK Votes for Brexit – Key Considerations for International Businesses - June 24th, 2016
- Recent SEC Enforcement Action Merits a Second Look by Private Equity Firms and Fundless Sponsors at Broker-Dealer Registration - June 20th, 2016
Involvement
- Admitted to practice in England & Wales