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Matt is a partner in our Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group, based in our Abu Dhabi office. Matt has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures and other corporate structuring arrangements for major projects and strategic investments.

In addition to general corporate advisory matters, Matt represents clients across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus in energy and resources (including petrochemicals), infrastructure and manufacturing.

Matt has practiced in Australia and the Middle East and advised major strategic investors in connection with cross-border transactions around the globe. He has also acted as internal legal counsel within the corporate and investments legal functions of a listed logistics business, a listed manufacturing businesses and a fund manager with over $150bn assets under management.

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Credentials

Bachelor of Laws, Bond University, honours

Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

Law Society of Victoria

Lead team member advising on on IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023


ADNOC Gas

Lead senior associate member in team awarded TMT Team of the Year at The Oath


Middle East Legal Awards

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Recognition

Lead team member advising on on IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023


ADNOC Gas

Lead senior associate member in team awarded TMT Team of the Year at The Oath


Middle East Legal Awards

Matters

Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States.

Prior to joining the firm, Matt advised:

ADNOC on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. [IJ Investor Awards - Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023]

Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on the establishment of its joint venture with SKC Co., involving the acquisition of a 49% stake in SKC's Korean chemical business following a Korean statutory carve-out process (implied joint venture company value US$1.2bn at closing).

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Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States.

Prior to joining the firm, Matt advised:

ADNOC on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. [IJ Investor Awards - Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023]

Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on the establishment of its joint venture with SKC Co., involving the acquisition of a 49% stake in SKC's Korean chemical business following a Korean statutory carve-out process (implied joint venture company value US$1.2bn at closing).

ADES Investments on the US$516m takeover of ADES International by a consortium entity owned by ADES Investments, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and Zamil Investments, including negotiating the bidding consortium shareholding arrangements.

A major regional investment entity with two separate investment transactions in each case to acquire an interest in entities holding rights to Saudi Aramco's crude oil / gas pipeline systems within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (overall transaction value exceeding US$14.4bn and US$15.5bn, respectively).

Bespin Global on the formation of its joint venture with e& to provide public cloud managed and professional services to customers in MENA and Pakistan and the investment by e& into Bespin's Hong Kong based holding company (total commitments valued over US$100m).

Matters

Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States.

Prior to joining the firm, Matt advised:

ADNOC on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. [IJ Investor Awards - Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023]

Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on the establishment of its joint venture with SKC Co., involving the acquisition of a 49% stake in SKC's Korean chemical business following a Korean statutory carve-out process (implied joint venture company value US$1.2bn at closing).

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Matters

Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) on the acquisition of a majority stake in Spectro Alloys Corporation, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States.

Prior to joining the firm, Matt advised:

ADNOC on all aspects of the carve out from ADNOC of its gas business assets and the associated creation and operations of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies in preparation for its subsequent listing on the ADX. [IJ Investor Awards - Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023]

Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. on the establishment of its joint venture with SKC Co., involving the acquisition of a 49% stake in SKC's Korean chemical business following a Korean statutory carve-out process (implied joint venture company value US$1.2bn at closing).

ADES Investments on the US$516m takeover of ADES International by a consortium entity owned by ADES Investments, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and Zamil Investments, including negotiating the bidding consortium shareholding arrangements.

A major regional investment entity with two separate investment transactions in each case to acquire an interest in entities holding rights to Saudi Aramco's crude oil / gas pipeline systems within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (overall transaction value exceeding US$14.4bn and US$15.5bn, respectively).

Bespin Global on the formation of its joint venture with e& to provide public cloud managed and professional services to customers in MENA and Pakistan and the investment by e& into Bespin's Hong Kong based holding company (total commitments valued over US$100m).

Credentials

Bachelor of Laws, Bond University, honours

Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

Law Society of Victoria

Lead team member advising on on IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023


ADNOC Gas

Lead senior associate member in team awarded TMT Team of the Year at The Oath


Middle East Legal Awards

Close

Recognition

Lead team member advising on on IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquisition of the Year 2023


ADNOC Gas

Lead senior associate member in team awarded TMT Team of the Year at The Oath


Middle East Legal Awards