OVERVIEW
Matt is a partner and Head of Corporate, Asia of the Maples Group. He specialises in advising financial institutions, publicly listed and private companies, asset managers and promoters on mergers and acquisitions, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), private equity, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate governance and capital markets (including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and preferred share financings). Matt also has significant experience in advising on the establishment, structuring and restructuring of offshore investment funds at all stages of their life cycle.
BACKGROUND
Matt has been in private practice for the past two decades and has been practising as an offshore corporate lawyer for most of that time in the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore. Matt is regularly listed in various leading legal publications including Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He is also recognised as one of "Top Offshore Lawyers" and "China’s Elite 100 lawyers (Foreign firm)" by Asia Business Law Journal 2022 and China Business Law Journal's A-List respectively. Matt regularly lectures to professional bodies and is also a regular contributor to professional journals and other industry publications.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Singapore Law Society
Member of the Western Australian Law Society
Member of the Hong Kong Law Society
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (not practising)
2004 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of Australia (not practising)
2007 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sydney, Australia, Company Director Course, 2010
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Laws, 2001
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), 2001
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KNOWLEDGE
- Draft BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act Published 21 September 2022
- Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 07 September 2022
- SPAC IPOs Vs Traditional IPOs 08 February 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting for an Entity Tax Resident in Another Jurisdiction 08 December 2021
- SPACs on the rise in Asia 03 December 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting Deadlines 01 November 2021
- SPACs: Next Stop Europe 29 September 2021
- British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Reporting Requirements 25 August 2021
- Cayman Islands: Private Funds Fund Annual Return Form Released 10 August 2021
- Cayman Islands: Economic Substance Regime Extended to Partnerships 05 August 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022
- Maples Group Wins at 2022 IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 01 April 2022
- Maples Group Assists in Hong Kong Debut SPAC Listing 31 March 2022
- Maples Group Assists on First-Ever SPAC Listing in Singapore 16 February 2022
- Maples Group Wins Multiple Law Firm Awards and Leading Individual Recognitions in Asia 31 December 2021
- Maples Group Recognised as Best Offshore Law Firm in Asia 03 June 2021
- Maples Group Wins Firm of the Year and Deal of the Year at 2021 IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 30 March 2021
- Maples Group Appoints New Regional Managing Partner to its Law Firms in Asia 11 March 2021
- Maples Group Maintains Leading Positions in 2021 Asia Pacific Legal Directories 20 January 2021
- Maples Group Recognised for Excellence in Asia by China Business Law Journal 12 January 2021