Matthew is a partner in our corporate team with wide-ranging experience advising private equity sponsors on acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, and incentive schemes and has acted for several sovereign wealth funds on co-investment matters. He has also represented clients in respect of several take-private transactions.
Matt has expertise in providing fund-level advice in connection with continuation fund transactions. He also has extensive knowledge of advising on customary policy terms and the competitive landscape in the transactional risk insurance market, having worked as an underwriter in the W&I market.
Expertise
- Financial sponsors on acquisitions
- Disposals
- Consortia arrangements
- Minority investments
- Joint venture structures
- Incentive schemes.
Experience
- Advised on Varde’s acquisition of global trustee and custodian business, Equiom.
- Advised All3Media’s management team on its sale by Permira to a joint venture owned by Liberty Global and Discovery.
- Advised Colliers on their acquisition of Basalt Infrastructure Partners.
- Advised Partners Group in connection with portfolio company matters and in relation to various cross-border bolt-ons for portfolio company, International Schools Partnership Limited.
- Advised StepStone on the recent acquisition of its stake in Scotia Gas Networks.
- Advised Succession Group on its solvent reorganisation, which involved offshoring the group’s holding structure to Jersey for regulatory capital purposes.
- Advised on a significant continuation fund transaction for a large Swiss-headquartered asset manager.
- Advised ADIC on their on their minority investment in Thrasio.
- Acted for the bondholders in connection with their bail-in of The Co-operative Bank plc.
- Advised Goldman Sachs on their investment in Finnish-headquartered food delivery business, Wolt.
- Advised the restructuring team in connection with Travelex’s restructuring.
- Advised GIC on its investment in ZPG plc (Zoopla’s listed parent) alongside Silver Lake.
- Advised Liberty Global on their acquisition of Virgin Media.
- Advised All3Media’s management team on its sale by Permira to a joint venture owned by Liberty Global and Discovery.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
Matt has published two articles in the International Comparative Legal Guide:
“When an exit isn’t quite an exit – the rise of continuation funds in M&A” – ICLG Private Equity 2022
“Defensive strategies for sponsor during periods of financial difficulty” – ICLG Private Equity 2021
Career
Matthew qualified as a solicitor in 2012. Prior to joining Keystone Law, he worked at the following firms:
- Shearman & Stirling
- Sidley Austin
- Proskauer Rose