Matt has a broad financial markets practice, advising financial institutions, private credit funds and non-banks on complex funding and risk management needs, and delivering innovative treasury solutions. His work focuses on securitisation and structured finance, and he brings extensive experience in debt capital markets, reinsurance and financial institution resolution/restructuring.
Matt acts for the full spectrum of market participants at every stage of their development, from new market entrants to entrenched and dominant players. He advises originators, sponsors, arrangers, investors (senior and mezzanine) and service providers. He has led landmark transactions across various asset classes, industries and tiers of the capital stack. He has a particular interest in emerging asset classes and acquisition-linked structured finance solutions.
Matt is recognised for his ability to distil complex concepts into pragmatic, commercial outcomes for his clients. Matt has lectured in Corporate Finance Law at Monash University and is an active contributor to the Australian Securitisation Forum, regularly lecturing in industry courses.
Matt has been recognised by Best Lawyers for Structured Finance since 2021.
Key deals
Major Australian bank
Advised a major Australian bank on its innovative asset distribution and regulatory capital relief platform, distributing approximately A$5 billion in assets and helping the bank to optimise its balance sheet.
Leading non-bank business finance provider
Advised a leading non-bank business finance provider on all of its securitisation transactions since 2016, including the establishment of its Australian-first trade receivables master trust, five warehouse facilities and its inaugural equipment finance term securitisation.
Insurance premium funder
Advised an insurance premium funder on the establishment of its securitisation programme and the structured financing for the acquisition of a competitor.
Leading Australian private credit fund
Advised a leading Australian private credit fund and its BNPL subsidiary on the establishment of its warehouse programme and innovative loan-on-loan/securitisation hybrid wholesale funding facility.
Major Australian life insurer
Advised a major Australian life insurer on a range of transactions including longevity risk transfer structures, Australian-first direct wholesale issuance of Tier 2 subordinated notes and securitisation investment activities.