OVERVIEW
Matthew is a partner in the Maples Group's London office and chairs the Global Real Estate Finance Group. He advises on finance, banking and corporate law matters involving BVI and Cayman Islands companies and partnerships, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, partnerships and joint ventures, debt and equity financings, and project, real estate and asset financings as well as fund finance. Matthew specialises in the listing of BVI and Cayman Islands companies on international stock exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange / AIM, NASDAQ, NYSE and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. He has acted for the issuer on a number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) IPOs in the US and UK, and SPAC business combinations. Matthew also advises on BVI insurance, compliance and regulatory law, and regularly contributes to industry journals, including PLC, International Corporate Rescue, Captive Review and FINalternatives.
BACKGROUND
Matthew joined the Maples Group in the British Virgin Islands in 2007 and was elected as a partner in 2013. Matthew previously worked for Lester Aldridge. He has been recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers UK, where he was described as "a formidable BVI adviser" and has a "very commercial mind and can-do attitude. "According to Legal 500, Matthew is "a great lawyer who delivers as he promises he will". He "understands the nature of our business, is very responsive and provides us with commercial and pragmatic legal solutions". He has also been described in Chambers Global as "so responsive and diligent. He knows his stuff". Clients report that "he is very user-friendly and his advice is always helpful and constructive" and "he is quick to respond and is always available," adding: "He works to find a solution and is practical in his approach". Matthew has co-written BVI chapters of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending and Secured Finance, and the International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions and is an editor of, and co-contributor to, the BVI text book Financial Services Demystified.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Finance
Insurance
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2006 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
University of Reading, UK, LLB (Hons)
Bournemouth University, UK, Postgraduate Diploma, Legal Practice (Distinction)
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KNOWLEDGE
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
- Changes to BVI Business Companies Act 2023 Amendments Filing an Annural Return 18 September 2023
- Practical Law Finance Global Guide 2023: British Virgin Islands 15 September 2023
- ICLG Lending & Secured Finance 2023: British Virgin Islands 24 May 2023
- Draft BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act Published 21 September 2022
- Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 07 September 2022
- ICLG Lending & Secured Finance 2022: British Virgin Islands 14 April 2022
- BVI Voluntary Liquidations: What You Need to Know 30 March 2022
- British Virgin Islands Introduces Data Protection Act 27 October 2021
- SPACs: Next Stop Europe 29 September 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Earns Top Rankings in 2024 Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners UK Guides 19 October 2023
- Maples Group Represents Mountain Co SPAC Merger with FC Barcelona's Media Division 20 September 2023
- Maples Group Advises Forbion on US$135 Million SPAC Combination with enGene, Inc. 11 July 2023
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise EverArc on $2 Billion Acquisition 18 June 2021
- Maples Advises on Restructuring Deal of the Year 2020 14 September 2020