Matt is an experienced corporate lawyer who advises businesses, founders, management teams and investors on a broad range of corporate matters. Qualifying in 2012, he helps clients navigate transactions and strategic business decisions with clear, commercially focused advice.
Matt brings a distinctive perspective to his work, having held board-level roles with Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen before becoming a solicitor, and later serving as general counsel to a diverse group of companies. That experience means he understands the commercial and operational pressures clients face and the importance of legal advice that is practical, responsive and aligned with the wider business objective.
His work spans mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, private equity and venture capital investments, restructurings, refinancings, shareholder and joint venture agreements, share option arrangements and exits.
Before joining Harper James, Matt trained at a niche corporate firm, joined HCB Solicitors in 2013 and later became Head of Corporate. He also served as general counsel to a group of companies operating across tech, software development, apps for the NHS, hotels, spas and care homes.
Matt works with ambitious and growing businesses across a range of sectors, supporting them through acquisitions, investment activity, refinancing and wider corporate projects.
Work highlights include:
- Supporting Greosn Ltd on multiple acquisitions as part of its growth strategy.
- Acting on the refinancing of Harbour Healthcare, a multi-site care home group.
- Guiding Atombit through a private equity-backed buy-and-build project across multiple jurisdictions.
- Representing CES Global LLC on the acquisition of the power generator businesses ABird and APEX Generators from HSS Hire Group.
- Assisting Meet Parker on its seed funding round and subsequent acquisition, including convertible loan notes, due diligence, sales preparation and share purchase documentation.
- Advising online ticketing and event sales platform TicketSellers on the sale of the business to Citizen Ticket, including due diligence, the share purchase agreement and consideration share arrangements.
Outside work, Matthew enjoys spending time with his three children, walking Abby, his black Labrador and playing golf (if he has time!).
“Having worked in board-level commercial roles and as general counsel, I understand the pressures clients face when making strategic decisions. My focus is always on giving practical, commercially grounded advice that helps clients move forward with confidence.”
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