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Matthew joined the firm in 1992 and became a partner in 2001. He is involved in a wide range of both private and public company work but with an emphasis on transactions which are subject to FSA listing rules and the City Take-over Code. Clients for whom he acts include Oak Hill Capital Partners, IHS International, Inc., Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation, Santam Limited, Mithras Investment Trust plc, RAB Capital plc, RSM Tenon Group plc and Monster Worldwide.

Recent highlights include advising:

• Mitsubishi Rayon, alongside Paul Weiss, on its $1.6bn acquisition of Lucite International;
• Santam Limited on its disposal of Westminster Motor Insurance and Santam Europe Limited;
• RSM Tenon Group on its acquisitions of accounting and corporate recovery businesses;
• Tarsus Group on its re-domiciliation;
• Oak Hill Capital Partners on its £945m leveraged buy-out of Firth Rixson;
• Oak Hill Capital Partners on its acquisition of St Bernard Composites;
• Ceres Power Holdings plc on its secondary issue and commercial contracts;
• IHS International Inc on its acquisitions of Prime Publications Limited (c. £40m), The McCloskey Group Limited (c. £14.4m) and Jane's Information Group (c. $183.5m);
• Acencia Debt Strategies on its listing on the Official List of the UKLA;
• Saltus European Debt Strategies on its placing of up to £75m ordinary shares and admission to the Official List of the UKLA;
• RAB Capital on its £10.5m acquisition of Pi Investment Management; and
• IBA Health on its recommended offer for iSoft Group (c. £140m).