![]() Muzinich Private Debt on the unitranche refinancing of August Private Equity’s acquisition of Charterhouse Voice & Data Plc.The unitranche lender on the first out / last out unitranche facilities made available to support LDC's investment in Solid Solutions.UBS as Financial Advisor on the GBP 2.6 billion offer for Inmarsat Plc by a consortium including Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus, among others.Morgan Stanley as Financial Advisor on the GBP 3.8 billion offer for G4S by Allied Universal, a leading security services provider backed by Warburg Pincus and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).Muzinich Private Debt on the unitranche facilities made available to refinance August Private Equity’s acquisition of the Zenergi Group.Ares Management Limited on the financing aspects of Macquarie and MML’s acquisition of ParkingEye.Ardian Private Debt and Barings Private Debt on the financing aspects of Macquarie’s recommended cash offer for Premier Technical Services Group Plc.Ardian Private Debt on the unitranche financing of Synova Capital’s acquisition of Orbis Protect.NatWest and Rabobank on their refinancing of the UK-franchise business of Burger King.Rothschild and BofA Securities as Financial Advisors on the GBP 1.51bn offer for Sanne Group plc by Apex Group.Citi as Financial Advisor on the GBP 6.5bn offer for Meggitt PLC by Parker-Hannifin Corporation.EMK Capital and its portfolio investment Outright Games on certain working capital facilities.Bridgepoint Credit and Investec Bank plc on the refinancing of CGE Partners and ICG plc's acquisition of Enhesa Group.ICG on its forward funding of Europe's largest single-occupier logistics site for Jaguar Land Rover.Macquarie Principal Finance on its refinancing of EMK Capital-owned Reconomy.Macquarie Principal Finance and Goldman Sachs on the unitranche refinancing of Dukes Education Group.Bridgepoint Credit and CVC Credit on the refinancing of Macquarie’s acquisition of Wavenet Group.Matthew has advised clients on numerous significant matters, including the representation* of: Legal 500 UK 2020 - "The exceptionally strong Matthew Smith is commercial and technically strong" and "The ‘technically capable and commercial' Matthew Smith's broad-ranging expertise includes direct lending work …".He is regularly called upon to advise banks and funds on a wide range of acquisition and leveraged finance matters." He is easy to work with and commercially sensible, an asset on any deal. Chambers UK 2020 "Matthew is a very strong lawyer with good attention to detail and a strong technical background. ![]() He has a highly commercial approach and is very capable of putting himself in the shoes of both lenders and sponsors to arrive at a balanced outcome." ![]() Chambers UK 2021 - "He is highly responsive, always available and fully in the detail on all elements of documentation.Chambers UK 2022 - “Matthew Smith is a highly experienced lawyer who is well plugged in to the latest market trends and able to negotiate strongly with when required." "Matthew has excellent experience and is a responsive, thoughtful and proactive partner.”.Matthew is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” for Acquisition Finance by The Legal 500 UK 2020 and as a leading individual by Chambers UK. Matthew is widely recognised as a leading individual for private credit and direct lending transactions. Matthew advises private equity sponsors, private credit funds, banks and corporate borrowers on leveraged and general finance transactions across a range of sectors. ![]()
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