Matthew Darling Bio

Matthew is a corporate partner, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, disposals, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, co-investment arrangements and corporate reorganisations; he has particular expertise in transactions on AIM and in the technology sector. His clients range from AIM-listed technology companies, through regulated utility companies and hi-tech start-ups, to high net worth individuals; he has served as a non-executive director of an AIM-listed technology business, giving him further insight into what clients expect of their advisers, and has over 25 years' experience of advising on the transactional, commercial and corporate governance related issues encountered by companies throughout their lifecycle. Matthew has also advised a number of private individuals on matters including the acquisition and financing of private jets; real estate transactions; investment arrangements and estate management-related issues. He has been recognised as a Leading Individual by the Legal 500 for M&A with a value up to £50m and has been is praised for his ‘ability to cut to the nub of the issue’; he is also quoted as being 'highly effective' Matthew started his career working for Credit Agricole on the Marché à Terme des Instruments Financiers in Paris, before qualifying as a solicitor in 1994. He has also worked in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates