Matt is an equity capital markets and public and private corporate M&A specialist, who advises company boards, general counsels and executives on equity capital market transactions, regulated and unregulated mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, corporate structuring, governance and capital raisings.
Clients seek Matt out because he is commercial, approachable, responsive and can explain complex commercial and legal issues clearly and succinctly.
Matt has extensive experience in advising listed, unlisted, domestic and multinational businesses on a broad range of matters, including capital raisings, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, initial public offerings, joint ventures and corporate structuring, takeovers, acquisitions and divestments. He also has experience in advising private, public and government owned corporations on regulatory issues, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Recent Representative Experience
Equity Capital Markets
- Acted for Bank of Queensland Limited on its $1.35b capital raising, consisting of an underwritten pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and underwritten institutional placement
- Acted for Super Retail Group Limited on its $203m capital raising, comprising an underwritten accelerated pro rata non-renounceable entitlement offer
Hybrid Capital Raisings
- Acted for Suncorp Group Limited on its $250m issue of regulatory tier 2 capital, wholesale, floating rate, unsecured, subordinated notes 4 and on its Capital Notes 4 offer to raise $405m worth of additional tier 1 capital
- Acted for Bank of Queensland Limited on its Capital Notes 3 offer to raise $400m worth of additional tier 1 capital and on its $250m capital raising consisting of an issue of additional tier 1, Capital Notes 2
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Acted for Bank of Queensland Limited on its $1.325b acquisition of ME Bank and associated $1.35b capital raising
- Acted for Namoi Cotton Limited on its ~$100m scheme of arrangement with Louis Dreyfus Company
- Acted for Vodafone in relation to the $15b Vodafone and TPG merger and associated scheme of arrangement
Capital Transactions
- Acted for Suncorp Group Limited in connection with its $250m on-market buyback
- Acted for Bank of Queensland Limited on the redemption of all $200m wholesale capital notes issued by Members Equity Bank Limited
Superannuation
- Acted for QSuper on the $200b QSuper and Sunsuper superfund merger (the largest super fund merger in Australian history)
IPOs
- Acted for Longview Petroleum as promoter and major shareholder in relation to the vending in of a classified asset in connection with Tamboran Resources’ $66m IPO
- Acted for Tor Investment Management as major shareholder of Silk Logistics Holdings, in relation to the $70m IPO of Silk Logistics Holdings
