Experienced, dedicated and dynamic corporate lawyer with a demonstrated history of activity in high profile and complex corporate and commercial transactions. Matthew has acted for a wide range of local and international clients in a number of industries, including but not limited to: Aviation; Media and Telecommunications; ICT; Fintech; Medtech; and Manufacturing.
Experience
Matthew has significant experience in the following areas, in both Irish and cross-border transactions:
- Buy and sell side mergers and acquisitions.
- Corporate structuring and reorganisations.
- Commercial agreements.
- Corporate advisory work.
- Venture Capital Investments
Recent
- Advising a venture capital investment firm on a bridge funding round in the form of convertible loan notes issued by a reputable payment software development company to the investors.
- Advising the sole shareholder of Finance One on the disposal of a majority stake in the company to LHK Group Limited.
- Advising a veterinary software development company in respect of seed funding round undertaken by several investors (including Enterprise Ireland).
- Advising private equity investors on a seed funding round in respect of a promising MedTech start-up company.
- Advising Air Investment Valencia on its joint venture with CityJet to create Europe's largest Regional Aviation Platform (Identified in the Mergermarket Ireland M&A of 2023 review as one of the largest deals by value in the Irish market as one of Finance Dublin’s Deals of the Year for 2024).
- Advising on the Irish law aspects of the acquisition by Greatech Technology Berhad of Allied Automation Limited.
- Advising on the sell side in respect of the acquisition by Milk Visual Effects Limited of all of the seller’s shares in High Wire Limited.
- Advising Carousel Logistics on its internal group reorganisation via merger by absorption.
- Advising a reputable SaaS company in respect of both internal and external equity funding rounds.
Education
- Bachelor of Art degree in Political and International Studies and Legal Theory (January 2014 - January 2016) - Rhodes University (South Africa).
- Bachelor of Laws degree (January 2017 - January 2018) - Rhodes University (South Africa).
Memberships
- Admitted Attorney and Legal Practitioner of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa (non-practising).