Matthew Simmonds

I advise clients on a range of corporate finance/M&A transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and disposals.

I have particular experience in the healthcare sector.

Deal sheet 2013:

• Project Gravity: the £confidential acquisition of a South-East based logistics business

Deal sheet 2012:

• Project Connect: the €71.2m sale of the Kent Pharmaceuticals group to DCC Healthcare

• Project Ocean: the £7m transfer of an adult social care group

• Project Neon: the £1.25m sale of an independent care home

Deal sheet 2011:

• Project Dover: the £18m sale of Power Efficiency Limited to Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited - Winner of the Deal of the Year Award at the Insider South East Dealmaker Awards 2012

• Project Cleopatra: the £15m MBO of a Kent-based company

• Project Titan: the £12.5m sale of a City-based IFA business

• Project Marine: the £10m sale of an international EOD, bomb disposal and landmine clearance group to a private equity fund

• Project Genesis: the £4.5m sale of an agricultural products manufacturer

• Project Glacier: the £confidential purchase of the business and assets of an air conditioning installation company by a national construction group

• Project Killarney: the £confidential sale of a construction and surfacing company

• Project Sun: the £500k sale of a minority interest in a national printing company

I grew up in Kent and studied law at University College London and the College of Law in London. I joined Brachers LLP as a trainee in 2006 and qualified into the corporate finance team in 2008.

In my spare time, I enjoy winter sports and (occasionally) golf. I am also a big fan of boxing, F1 and rugby union.