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 UK 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, multi-jurisdictional transactions across a wide range of sectors, often involving complex structuring and regulatory considerations.
He is recognised by Chambers UK and recommended by The Legal 500 for Corporate/M&A.
Accolades
- Ranked in Chambers UK, Corporate/M&A.
- One of the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Private Equity, 2019, as awarded by Legal Week.
- Recommended in Legal 500, UK (Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability — London) since 2015.
Education
- Mr. Poxon earned an MA honours degree in Law at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University in 2003.
- Completed his Legal Practice Course in 2005 at Nottingham Law School.
Representations
Recent Public M&A highlights
- 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.
Recent Private M&A Highlights
- 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$500m 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.
Recent Private Equity highlights
- STG (STG Allegro fund) on its investment in TaxCalc, a leading UK 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 UK bolt-on acquisitions across its portfolio.
General Corporate and Capital Markets highlights
- Bank of London—the UK’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).