Partner

Matthew Davies

Languages

English

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Matthew is a Partner in our Corporate group, based in the Corporate team in Manchester.

Matthew specialises in UK and multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organisations and restructurings and corporate law and governance issues, as well as having particular experience in investment transactions, including joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders' agreements. Matthew has a particular focus on the Financial Services sector.

Relevant experience

Selling shareholder on the sale of FX business Eurochange to Notemachine.
Selling shareholders on the sale of multi-jurisdictional fiduciary services business Ogier Fiduciary Services to Electra Private Equity PLC.
Selling shareholder on the sale of multi-jurisdictional fiduciary services business Salamanca Group to Management.
Selling shareholders on the sale of trust administration business Jersey Trust Company (JTC) Group Limited to CBPE Capital.
SGG Group on the acquisition of multi-jurisdictional fund administration business Augentius.
Skipton Building Society on the sale of Homeloan Management Limited (HML) to Computershare.
Selling shareholders on the sale of e-money provider Tuxedo Money Solutions to Swedish and Austrian investors.
Saga on the creation of wealth management JV, Saga Investment Services, and the ABS and JV arrangements for Saga Law.
Investors on the investment arrangements and JV regarding the establishment of a challenger bank.
Selling shareholders on the sale of recruitment sector business de Poel (GRI) to Bain Capital.

Education

2005 – Legal Practice Course – The College of Law, York
2004 – Common Professional Examination – University of Northumbria, Northumbria
2003 – BA (Hons), History – University of Durham, Durham

Practice Areas

Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Financial Services & Regulation

Insights

Global Reach

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