Mr Matthew Duncan > Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
100 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4AG
England

Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Matthew Duncan is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader’s London Office. He advises a wide range of institutions and other entities that operate, invest in or deal with businesses that provide financial services and products to the consumer, financial, commercial and public sectors in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions (including banks, lenders, credit funds, insurers, reinsurers, pension funds, alternative investment funds, investment managers, finance arrangers and fintechs). Matthew has played a significant role in many landmark, innovative “first of kind” transactions that have been widely followed by many issuers, including the first UK single-issuer, segregated, multi-issuance, residential mortgage-backed securities program. He has been involved with UK covered bonds since the first transaction in 2003 (prior to there being a legislative framework for such transactions in place). He has also played a leading role in advising fintech businesses and working on innovative fintech structured financings, especially involving the tokenization of assets and the use of smart contracts (typically using distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchain) and artificial intelligence (AI), and he often speaks at conferences in this field. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.

Education

University of Edinburgh – LLB
University of Edinburgh – LPC

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Securitisation

(Leading individuals)

Matthew DuncanCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is ‘forward-thinking and innovative in the solutions it provides‘ and clients remark that the securitisation practice is ‘typically regarded as one of the most innovative teams in the industry with deep expertise‘. Stephen Day, who is ‘one of the leading figures in the industry with a track record across the entire spectrum of securitisation products‘, is among the firm’s standout partners. He and Suzanne Bell acted for Santander Consumer Finance Oy in the €550m securitisation of Finnish hire purchase receivables via a novel double SPV structure. Matthew Duncan, who has a track record innovative transactions, acted for originator Belmont Green Finance Limited in a £422m RMBS transaction. His market knowledge is unrivalled‘, say clients of ‘the godfather of the CLO marketDavid Quirolo. Newly promoted partner Alexander Collins, who is known for his ‘quick thinking and solution-driven approach‘, is also a key adviser on CLOs, as are specialists Daniel Tobias and Claire Puddicombe. Robert Cannon handled £100m transaction for underwriter GC Securities. Sabah Nawaz, who acts for funds and corporate borrowers, ‘has a deep understanding of the commercial side of the industry‘. Nick Shiren‘s broad structured finance practice includes work on the securitisation of residential and commercial mortgages and consumer assets.