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Overview
Matthew Calvert is a senior associate in the Corporate M&A department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.
Matthew has a broad corporate practice with a particular focus on public and private mergers and acquisitions. His practice includes advising corporates, private equity sponsors and financial institutions on cross-border acquisitions and disposals, investments, joint ventures and other complex corporate transactions. He also advises on equity capital markets, corporate governance, shareholder and general company law matters
Accolades
- “Committed to his client’s cause and always demonstrates an ability to balance commercial objectives with appropriate management of legal risk” – Legal 500 UK
- M&A, Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £750m+, Legal 500 UK
- Rising Star, Corporate and M&A, IFLR 1000
Education
- BPP Law School London, Legal Practice Course (Distinction), 2014
- King’s College London, LL.B. Law (First class honours), 2013
Representations
- G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence technology holding company, and its majority-owned subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, in relation to the sale by e& of its stake in Khazna for $2.2 billion and minority investments in Khazna by MGX and Silver Lake.
- STG, a private equity partner to market-leading companies in data, software and analytics, on its significant investment in TaxCalc, a leading provider of tax and accounts compliance and practice management software for U.K. accounting firms.
- The Sellers of The Co-Operative Bank on the £780 million sale of The Co-Operative Bank to Coventry Building Society.
- Travelsoft, backed by Capza and Capital Croissance, in connection with the acquisition of ATCORE and TravelgateX.
- G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence technology holding company, on the $1.5 billion strategic investment by Microsoft in G42.
- STG, a private equity partner to market-leading companies in data, software and analytics, and Alliance Bidco, a company owned indirectly by funds managed or advised by STG Partners, on the take-private of Gresham Technologies plc.
- City Football Group, the owner and operator of 13 football clubs across five continents, including Manchester City FC, on a number of matters.
- Andretti Global on its bid to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship.*
- Vodafone Group plc on the sale of Vodafone Hungary for HUF 660 billion (€1.7 billion).*
- Essentra plc on the sale of its packaging business to Mayr-Melnhof for £312 million.*
- abrdn plc (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen plc) on its acquisition of Interactive Investor, a leading subscription-based investment platform, for £1.49 billion.*
- Prudential plc on its equity raise of up to 5% of its issued share capital on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through a concurrent public offer in Hong Kong and an international placing to institutional investors.*
- Aviva plc on the sale of Aviva France to French insurer, Aéma Groupe, for €3.2 billion.*
- Sophos Group plc on a recommended cash offer by Surf Buyer Limited, a company formed on behalf of funds managed and/or advised by Thoma Bravo LLC, for an enterprise value of $3.9 billion.*
- OneSavings Bank plc, the specialist lending and retail savings group, on its recommended all-share combination with Charter Court Financial Services Group plc.*
- Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva plc, on its Series A equity investment in Neos, a company which combines smart home technology with home insurance in the U.K.*
*Matters handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.