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Matt Roberts
- Phone+852 6013 7108
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Work Department
CorporateFunds & Investment Management
Position
Matt is a partner and Head of Corporate, Asia of the Maples Group. He specialises in advising financial institutions, publicly listed and private companies, asset managers and promoters on mergers and acquisitions, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), private equity, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate governance and capital markets (including initial public offerings, secondary offerings and preferred share financings). Matt also has significant experience in advising on the establishment, structuring and restructuring of offshore investment funds at all stages of their life cycle.
Career
Based in Asia since 2011, Matt previously worked in the Cayman Islands and Australia. He is consistently listed as a leading offshore lawyer in all major legal directories including Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He was recently selected as one of the "Top Offshore Lawyers" by Asia Business Law Journal 2024, a "2023-2024 Visionary", and one of "China’s Elite 100 Foreign lawyers" by China Business Law Journal. Matt regularly lectures to professional bodies and is also a regular contributor to professional journals and other industry publications.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Singapore Law Society Member of the Western Australian Law Society Member of the Hong Kong Law Society Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Education
Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sydney, Australia, Company Director Course, 2010 Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Laws, 2001 Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), 2001