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Matthew Simmonds

Matthew Simmonds

Partner,

Corporate & Commercial

Matthew advises clients on private company acquisitions and disposals, including private equity investments, management buyouts (MBOs) and accelerated merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions.

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  • Profile:

    Matthew is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial team.

    He has nearly 15 years’ experience, joining Brachers as a trainee in 2006 and qualifying into the Corporate Team in 2008. He was promoted to Partner in 2015.

    Matthew is ranked in the top tier for the Chambers UK 2022 legal directory for Corporate M&A in the South of England. He was named as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the Legal 500 2022 directory.

    His team was shortlisted for Corporate Law Firm of the Year, Deal of the Year and Private Equity/Venture Capital deal of the Year at the South East Dealmakers Awards 2021.

    Matthew specialises in:

    • Corporate finance
    • Private company acquisitions and disposals, including private equity investments
    • Management buyouts (MBOs)
    • Accelerated merger and acquisition transactions.

    Matthew is based at our Maidstone office.

    Practice and Sector Focus:

    • Corporate, banking and finance
    • Charities
    • Energy, waste and sustainability
    • Life sciences

    Qualifications and Memberships:

    • Kent Corporate Finance Alliance

    Recent Cases:

    • Leading the team advising MWA Financial on their acquisition of CHC Wealth Management from chartered accountancy firm Clemence Hoar Cummings in 2021.
    • Supporting Claire Williams with advising the owner of Managing General Agency (MGA) Beech Underwriting on the sale to Occam Underwriting subject to FCA approval in 2021.
    • Leading the team advising on the successful sale of Fire Action Limited to Spy Alarms Limited in 2021.
    • Leading the team, alongside Claire Williams, advising long term client 1st PS Limited (1PS) on their investment of £4.4 million from investors and the British Business Bank, via the Future Fund in 2021.
    • Advising Zana Gradus on the £20 million sale of the Systems Technology Group to private equity-backed DMC Canotec in 2020.
    • Advising the owners of Rainbow Water Services Limited, a specialist industrial water treatment company, on its sale to AIM-Listed Marlowe Plc in 2020.
    • Acting for the management team of Buckinghamshire-based Form Workplace Solutions on its successful management buyout in 2020.

    Awards:

    • Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer 2022
    • South East Dealmakers Awards 2021 – shortlisted
    • Chambers UK 2020 Matthew Simmonds
    • Kent Corporate Finance Alliance
    • He is responsive, quick and provides clarity for everyone involved.

      Chambers & Partners
    • Matthew is an efficient and dedicated lawyer who is available day and night in order to get the task done.

      Chambers & Partners 2022
    • Very good bedside manner and his good relationship skills. He is very detail-oriented and is calm, collected and thoughtful.

      Chambers & Partners
    • He is enthusiastic, committed and just has the right attitude with clients.

      Chambers & Partners

    Contact details:

    • 01622 776467
    • matthewsimmonds@brachers.co.uk
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  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on the sale of C & D Logistics South East Limited to A.W. Jenkinson

    News

    Posted 7th April 2022

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises MWA Financial on second acquisition in six months

    News

    Posted 23rd November 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on sale of Fire Action to Spy Alarms

    News

    Posted 4th October 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises MWA Financial on the acquisition of Prosperity Financial Advisors and Stockbrokers

    News

    Posted 14th June 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises fintech company 1st PS Limited (1PS) on £4.4million investment from investors and Future Fund

    Insight

    Posted 27th April 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on the management buyout of Form Workplace Solutions

    News

    Posted 12th January 2021

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers LLP acts on the sale of Rainbow Water Services to Marlowe Plc

    News

    Posted 6th August 2020

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises on the sale of Systems Technology to DMC Canotec

    News

    Posted 30th January 2020

  • Brachers

    Brachers wins KCFA Deal of the Year with Kreston Reeves

    News

    Posted 21st November 2019

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers advises Drink Warehouse on funding injection

    News

    Posted 16th May 2019

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers LLP advises DMC Capital Partners LLP on the sale of 60% of Treasury Capital Ltd to ASX-Listed EQT Holdings Limited

    News

    Posted 10th July 2018

  • Corporate, Banking and Finance

    Brachers LLP Corporate Team advises on the Private Equity backed acquisition of Sharefunds Limited

    News

    Posted 20th April 2017

  • Healthcare

    Legal Aspects of GP Practice Mergers

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    Posted 6th October 2016

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