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Matthew Poxon

Partner, Corporate Department

London

Phone: +44-20-3023-5171
Fax: +44-20-3023-5471

Overview

Matthew Poxon is a partner in the Corporate Department at Paul Hastings and co-chair of the London office. He advises clients on significant U.K. and cross-border corporate matters, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

He has extensive experience across the full spectrum of public and private M&A, including acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers, joint ventures, equity investments and corporate governance matters. Matthew regularly leads high-profile, multijurisdictional transactions across a wide range of sectors, often involving complex structuring and regulatory considerations.

He is recognised by Chambers UK and recommended by Legal 500 for Corporate/M&A.

Accolades

  • Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK
  • 40 Under 40 Rising Stars, Private Equity, Legal Week
  • Recommended, Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability — London, Legal 500 UK

Education

  • Nottingham Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2005
  • St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, M.A. in Law (honours), 2003

Representations

Public M&A

  • STG Partners / Alliance Bidco on the take-private of Gresham Technologies plc, a provider of real-time solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management.
  • Theta Bidco Ltd (owned by IHC Industrial Holding LLC and Tasheel Holding Group LLC) on the acquisition of Arena Events Group plc by court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
  • Six BidCo Ltd (a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by PineBridge Benson Elliot) on the acquisition of Sigma Capital Group plc.
  • Masimo LHC Limited (a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Masimo Corporation) on its recommended cash acquisition of LidCo Group plc.

Private M&A

  • Sellers/shareholders of The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. on the £780 million sale to Coventry Building Society. (Private M&A)
  • Travelsoft (backed by Capza and Capital Croissance) on the acquisitions of ATCORE and TravelgateX, creating a global travel-tech platform.
  • A&K Travel Group (Heritage-owned) on the acquisition of luxury cruise vessels Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony and related IP for the relaunch of Crystal Cruises.
  • A&K Travel Group on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Ecoventura and creation of a JV platform (A&K South America) led by Santiago Dunn.
  • City Football Group on multiple strategic transactions and equity/governance matters, including China Media Capital’s investment (2015), Silver Lake’s US$500 million investment, acquisition of Sichuan Jiuniu FC, and majority stake in Mumbai City FC.
  • Karl Storz on its acquisition of AvantaMed, an emerging med-tech company focused on simplifying surgical procedures and reducing costs.

Private Equity

  • STG (STG Allegro fund) on its investment in TaxCalc, a leading U.K. tax and practice-management software provider.
  • STG on its acquisition of Alveo (formerly Asset Control) from Sovereign Capital.
  • STG on its acquisition of the commodities business of Brady Technologies Group (energy trading, risk & logistics software).  
  • May River Capital on multiple U.K. bolt-on acquisitions across its portfolio.

General Corporate and Capital Markets

  • Bank of London — the U.K.’s sixth clearing bank and only the second authorised in the past 250 years — on all equity raises since 2018.
  • Ad Hoc Committee of Tier 2 noteholders (now majority shareholders) on corporate matters relating to The Co-operative Bank p.l.c.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on depository receipt issuances; plus a six-month secondment in the Depositary Receipts team (2013).

Practice Areas

Private Equity

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate

Securities and Capital Markets

Emerging Growth Companies


Languages

English


Admissions

England and Wales Solicitor


Education

Nottingham Law School, L.P.C. 2005

St Catharine's College, Cambridge, M.A. 2003