Matthew Cooper

Technology

• Advising the UK business of international ride hailing app Bolt on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters.
• Advised BAE Systems on a pan-European investment into a cloud based cyber-security business.
• Advised Stamps.com Inc on its $230 million acquisition of MetaPack Ltd a leading provider of delivery management technology.
• Advised on the sale of successful cloud-based UK dental software provider Dentally to a global supplier of practice management software.
• Advised management of a network security software provider on the investment by a leading European investment fund.
• Advising leading UK network service provider Freshwave on its acquisition of the managed service division of global Wi-Fi specialists Airangel.
• Advising the management of UK-based audio-visual, lighting and media business White Light on its acquisition by d&b solutions.
• Advising Hanover Investors on its acquisition of international certification agency eCOGRA.
• Advised on the acquisition of a high growth parcel tracking and delivery software business.
• Advised on an investment into a pioneering agricultural tech’ business for monitoring and optimising crop yield.
• Advised on the investment into a new B2C software platform for renting consumer goods.
• Advised on the c.£10 million sale of a successful electronic point of sales company to a trade buyer.

Financial Services

• Advised a private equity backed insurance provider on a series of £5-£15 million transactions to acquire a portfolio of underwriters and intermediaries operating in the UK and overseas.
• Advised US investment bank Houlihan Lokey on its acquisition of corporate finance house Quayle Munro.
  Advised on the English law aspects of Houlihan Lokey’s acquisition of BearTooth Advisors an independent alternative investment advisory firm.
• Advised on the £13 million sale of a successful travel insurance business.
• Advised management in connection with the acquisition by SGG Group of Cim Global Business in Mauritius, a leading provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services.
• Advised on a joint venture agreement for a new global banking advisory and consultancy service provider.

Leisure and Consumer Goods and Services

• Advised a well-known British pubs group on the £40 million acquisition of a portfolio of pubs held by a Dutch property holding company with a Chinese seller and advising on the associated complex group reorganisation.
• Advised a consumer focused private equity fund on its investment into a UK/US social entertainment business.
  Varied ongoing corporate and commercial advice for a sports betting business operating across numerous African countries.
• Advised a high-profile seller on the sale of his chain of premium London gyms and fitness business to a US buyer.
• Advised a rapidly expanding London casual dining chain on its investment from a social entertainment focused investment fund.
• Advised on over £50 million of acquisitions for a leading UK forecourt operator.
• Advised on a complex refinancing and subsequent investment into a provider of co-living spaces.

Marketing

• Advised management of sports marketing agency Two Circles Limited on their sale and rollover into the acquisition vehicle of New-York based private equity firm Bruin Sports Capital.
• Advised on the £64 million investment by Mayfair Equity Partners into a leading out of home advertising agency.

Healthcare

• Advised on the £603 million sale by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of its Actavis UK and Ireland generics business.
• Advised Risk Capital Partners on its investment into Xstrahl a pioneering UK/US based designer and manufacturer of advanced X–ray systems.
• Advised on a joint investment into a prestigious London medical practice.
• Advised a London based private equity fund on the £19 million acquisition of a UK care homes business.
• Advised Anglo Irish Bank on the corporate aspects of its funding into multiple UK care home businesses.

Manufacturing and Industrial Services

• Advised Northbridge, the AIM listed industrial services and rental company, on its acquisition of an oil tool rental fleet valued at $10 million from sites across Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam from a competitor group in liquidation.
• Varied advice for a London based family office including the asset sale of a significant manufacturing facility.
• Advised on the UK law aspects of Czech-based investment company Jet Investment’s acquisition of a majority stake in 2JCP a global provider of industrial processing equipment.
• Advised on a s.110 demerger for the UK’s leading multi-unit industrial property developer and asset manager.
• Advised on the c.£2 million investment into a start-up manufacturer and distributor of e-liquids.

Energy and Infrastructure

• Advised on the acquisition by Capital Stage AG of energy assets from India’s Hindustan Clean Energy.
• Advised on the £425 million acquisition by a UK pensions investor of a global fund manager’s UK infrastructure portfolio.
• Advised on a multi-million pound investment by BP Ventures into a solution for digitalising downstream energy