Bio

Duncan Stiles is a corporate partner and advises a sophisticated, internationally diverse client base in Europe and the US across a range of sectors (including manufacturing, technology and real estate) on complex transactions which often have a cross-border element. Clients benefit from his responsive, pragmatic approach and his ability to focus his advice on his clients' principal deal objectives. Over the last 25 years, Duncan has advised listed and unlisted UK and international companies, private equity sponsors and financial institutions on transactional matters including public and private M&A, joint ventures, fundraisings and corporate reorganisations. He has acted for a variety of FTSE and AIM listed corporates, often on deals with an international element including in Europe (particularly Spain), the United States and India. The United States is a particular focus for Duncan's practice and over the last 12 years he has advised in relation to strategic European investments by numerous US corporates and financial sponsors. One current key mandate is advising NYSE listed Covanta Holding Corporation on its strategic partnership with Green Investment Group (part of the Macquarie Group) to develop, fund and own energy-from-waste projects in the UK and Ireland. Other matters have included advising Boston based Union Park Capital portfolio company Industrial Physics LLC on its acquisition of Systech Illinois, software company incadea plc on its £122 million takeover by DealerTrack Technologies Inc, financial services firm Duff & Phelps on its acquisition of restructuring practice MCR, flooring company Mannington Mills Inc on its £100 million acquisition of Amtico and Marlin Private Equity on the UK aspects of its acquisition of Nokia Siemens Network. Duncan's experience covers a range of sectors including consumer, defence and aerospace, manufacturing, professional services and real estate.