OVERVIEW
Matt is Head of Corporate, Asia and a partner dually based in the Hong Kong and Singapore offices of the Maples Group. He specialises in advising financial institutions, publicly listed and private companies, asset managers and promoters on mergers and acquisitions, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), private equity, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate governance and capital markets (including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and preferred share financings). Matt also has significant experience in advising on the establishment, structuring and restructuring of offshore investment funds at all stages of their life cycle.
BACKGROUND
Based in Asia since 2011, Matt previously worked in the Cayman Islands and Australia. He is consistently listed as a leading offshore lawyer in all major legal directories including Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He was recently selected as one of the "Top Offshore Lawyers" by Asia Business Law Journal 2022; one of "China’s Elite 100 lawyers (Foreign firm)", a "2023-2024 Visionary", and one of the "100 A-List Foreign Lawyers in China" by China Business Law Journal. Matt regularly lectures to professional bodies and is also a regular contributor to professional journals and other industry publications.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Singapore Law Society
Member of the Western Australian Law Society
Member of the Hong Kong Law Society
Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Funds & Investment Management
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (not practising)
2004 - Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of Australia (not practising)
2007 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
EDUCATION
GAICD being a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sydney, Australia, Company Director Course, 2010
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Laws, 2001
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), 2001
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KNOWLEDGE
- BVIFARS Portal - Live January 2024 23 January 2024
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
- Obligations and Filing Deadlines for Registered Cayman Islands Investment Funds 12 June 2023
- Draft BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act Published 21 September 2022
- Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 07 September 2022
- SPAC IPOs Vs Traditional IPOs 08 February 2022
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting for an Entity Tax Resident in Another Jurisdiction 08 December 2021
- SPACs on the rise in Asia 03 December 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Economic Substance Reporting Deadlines 01 November 2021
- SPACs: Next Stop Europe 29 September 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Celebrates Second Consecutive Offshore Law Firm of the Year from Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China 31 May 2024
- Maples Group Expands Office Space in Singapore 11 December 2023
- Maples Group Earns Top Rankings in 2023 Chambers Global Guide 02 March 2023
- Maples Group Wins 12 China Deals of the Year Awards 2022 09 February 2023
- Maples Group maintains Leading Positions in 2023 Asia Pacific Legal Directories 26 January 2023
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022
- Maples Group Wins at 2022 IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 01 April 2022
- Maples Group Assists in Hong Kong Debut SPAC Listing 31 March 2022
- Maples Group Assists on First-Ever SPAC Listing in Singapore 16 February 2022
- Maples Group Wins Multiple Law Firm Awards and Leading Individual Recognitions in Asia 31 December 2021