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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 London office.
He has a broad international corporate practice advising principally on public and private M&A. His practice covers all stages of the corporate lifecycle including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, equity capital markets and governance matters.
Education
- King's College London, LLB Law, First class honours, 2013
- BPP Law School London, Legal Practice Course, Distinction, 2014
Representations
- The Sellers of The Co-Operative Bank on the GBP 780 million sale 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 Partners, 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.
- ASOS plc on its equity raise comprising a cashbox placing and retail offer conducted through the PrimaryBid platform.*
- 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 (EUR 1.7 billion).*
- Essentra plc on the sale of its packaging business to Mayr-Melnhof for GBP 312 million.*
- abrdn plc (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen plc) on its acquisition of Interactive Investor, a leading subscription-based investment platform, for GBP 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 EUR 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 USD 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 UK.*
*Matters handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.