Duncan Kay

Duncan Kay is a Partner and corporate solicitor in Boyes Turner’s Corporate team. He advises business owners, companies, shareholders, investors and management teams on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, succession planning, employee ownership trusts, shareholder arrangements and other corporate law matters.

With over 12 years’ experience, Duncan provides pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice to clients at every stage of their business journey, from growth and investment through to restructuring, ownership transition and exit. He regularly advises on domestic and international M&A, management buyouts, private equity-backed investments, joint ventures, EMI options, family investment companies and corporate governance arrangements. He works closely with clients and their other advisors to identify practical legal solutions that support their commercial goals.

Duncan helps businesses make confident decisions at key stages of growth, investment, restructuring, ownership transition and exit. He provides clear, commercially focused corporate legal advice designed to protect value, reduce risk and support long-term business objectives.

Duncan has worked with many leading multinational companies and large privately owned businesses on cross-border transactions, complex international group reorganisations and tax driven structuring work.

Duncan has particular expertise in advising business owners on succession planning, including establishing family investment companies, and ownership transition strategies, including advising on Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs). He works closely with founders, shareholders and management teams to structure transactions that support long-term business continuity, employee engagement and tax-efficient succession outcomes, while balancing the commercial objectives of all parties involved.

Duncan is known for developing strong long-term relationships and acting as a trusted adviser to his clients. Clients value his pragmatic approach, commercial insight and ability to provide clear, strategic guidance on both day-to-day corporate matters and transactions.

Duncan has been recognised as a key lawyer in the Legal 500.