Duncan Chandler

Partner & Head of Financial Services

Duncan heads the Financial Services Group, having joined Cavendish in 2018. Previously head of M&A at Blenheim Chalcot, a fintech VC fund, he went on to lead the banking-related M&A at Deloitte.

Duncan’s experience covers banking, leasing, wealth management, payments and fintech, executing transactions for all types of clients from high street banks, insurers and private equity to challenger banks and start-ups.

Recent sell-side work includes the sales of ClearScore to Experian, International Currency Exchange to HNA, Vertex Mortgage Services to Capita and Lombard (Friends Life) to Blackstone.

Duncan graduated from Oxford University in 1997 with an honours degree in French and History, and also holds a Masters in Finance from LBS.

Sector expertise

Financial Services

The Cavendish Team have been instrumental in delivering me a buyer which is a perfect fit for my business. This is a wonderful milestone in our history and I am delighted.

Ian MooreExecutive Chairman Moore Group Limited

Cavendish were without doubt the best choice of advisors for JBW and me personally. Together with their Japanese partners, they brought huge value to the process.

Jamie WallerFounder of JBW