Duncan K. R. McKay

Duncan K. R. McKay is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and serves as the Head of Fund Finance. He is a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group and Investment Funds Practice Group.

Duncan represents financial sponsors in a broad range of complex and bespoke financing transactions involving their investment funds, including private equity, growth equity, venture capital, GP stakes, secondaries and continuation vehicles, private credit and direct lending platforms, real estate, infrastructure, energy and transition, hedge funds, hybrid structures and evergreen/open-ended funds.

In addition to Duncan’s deep experience with commitments-based, NAV-based, hybrid, asset-based, GP Finance and other bespoke investment funds-related transactions, he is widely recognized as a market leader in structuring and executing complex rated note feeder and collateralized fund obligation transactions. Over the past decade, he has consistently led some of the most innovative fund financings and structured capital raisings for alternative asset managers, investment fund sponsors and direct lenders in the U.S. and abroad.

Clients rely on Duncan for his deep market knowledge, innovative financing solutions and clear, commercial advice, as well as his ability to steward and execute the most sophisticated and pioneering fund-level and fund-adjacent financings and fundraisings. He frequently speaks at conferences and participates in panel discussions on fund finance, including relating to securitization in fund finance, fundraising, rated note feeder and collateralized fund obligation transactions, and other key topics in the industry.

Duncan received his Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney, a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and a Diploma of Language (Chinese) from the University of Sydney. 

Duncan is a member of the U.S. Advisory Committee of the Fund Finance Association.

Capabilities

• Finance
• Capital Markets
• Financial Institutions
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Investment Funds
• Private Equity

Credentials

Education:

• The University of Sydney - 2012 Diploma of Languages (Chinese Language)
• University of Technology Sydney - 2010 LL.B. (First Class Hons)
• The University of Sydney - 2007 Bachelor of Commerce

Admissions:

• New York Bar