Matthew is a banking partner with extensive private practice and in-house leadership experience, including as Group General Counsel and in C-suite executive roles within international businesses across banking, investment management, alternative asset management and the wider financial services sector. He began his career in the banking team within a global elite law firm.

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Matthew has particular expertise across banking and investment funds. His banking experience includes asset and receivables-based lending, acquisition finance, fund finance and structured finance, while his funds practice encompasses fund structuring and launches, separately managed accounts and related investment management arrangements.

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In addition to his specialist banking and funds expertise, Matthew has broad experience of M&A, restructurings, business transformation, governance and enterprise legal risk across both scale-up businesses and mature organisations. He has worked closely with shareholders, boards and senior management throughout his career and brings a practical, commercial perspective to legal and transactional matters.

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Before entering law, Matthew studied Electrical and Information Engineering at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, graduating with a Master of Engineering degree.

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Areas of Expertise

• Asset and receivables-based lending
• Acquisition finance
• Fund finance
• Structured finance
• Fund structuring and launches
• Separately managed accounts and investment management arrangements
• M&A and restructurings
• Governance and enterprise legal risk