Tom Matthews recently joined White & Case's M&A and Corporate Practice, from another major international law firm, as Counsel in the London Office. He advises corporates, investment banks and private equity and activist funds on international public and private M&A transactions, primary and secondary equity raisings and sell-downs, joint ventures and listed company advisory and corporate governance matters. Prior to joining White & Case, Tom worked for a London magic circle firm and another major international law firm for 14 years.
Experience
Recent experience before joining White & Case includes acting for:
Temasek in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in a global software logistics business
Goldwin Inc in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in the Woolrich International sportswear business
Argenta on the sale of Syndicate 2121 at Lloyd's and the Argenta members' agency to Hannover Re
Helios Investment Partners in its Round B investment in MallforAfrica
Atkore (a CD&R portfolio company) in its acquisition of Flexicon
Park Square Capital on the formation of a joint venture with Goldman Sachs and KKR as part of a restructuring of the mezzanine portfolio investment in the Northgate Group
HarbourVest Partners on its direct co-investments into a Polish non-performing loans business and a French pharmaceuticals business
CD&R in its acquisition of Carestream's Dental Digital business in the UK
Oaktree in connection with its investment in an SME loans business
A Russian asset manager in connection with its sale of a 25% stake in a UK premium listed mining company
Polyus Gold International in its sale of a $1.4 billion stake in PJSC Polyus to Fosun International
Johnson & Johnson in the sale of its UK intimate health business as part of the worldwide transaction
NorthWestern Mutual on its warrant subscription and shareholders agreement in connection with an acquisition financing for CapVest Partners
United Kingdom chapter, Getting the Deal Through – Technology M&A, 2019
