Duncan Kellaway
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Capital Markets: Debt
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Duncan is a capital markets partner at Freshfields and head of the firm’s corporate treasury group. Duncan co-leads the Debt Capital Markets practice with Peter Allen. He has wide experience involving both emerged and emerging markets transactions. Duncan advises financial institutions and issuers in relation to new issuances of debt and equity linked products, and in relation to liability management exercises. Duncan works across the credit spectrum from investment grade to non-investment grade and is particularly active in Western Europe, CEE/CIS and Africa. Recent experience includes acting for underwriters and issuers on standalone debt issuances, programme establishments, programme updates and drawdowns, acting on exchange offers, consent solicitations and tender offers.
Duncan also leads the firm’s finance related pro bono practice and is a mentor on the Stephen Lawrence scholarship programme,
Chambers Review
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Duncan Kellaway is highly capable at advising both issuers and underwriters, particularly with regard to bond issuances and liability management transactions.
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Provided by Chambers
"Duncan offers exceptional service and outstanding professional knowledge."
"Duncan is very practically focused on getting good results."
"He is a very experienced and supportive partner."
"He is very collaborative and commercial."
"Duncan offers exceptional service and outstanding professional knowledge."
"Duncan is very practically focused on getting good results."
"He is a very experienced and supportive partner."
"He is very collaborative and commercial."
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