Tom Matthews

Recent experience includes acting for:

• Representation of Neste on the divestment of its base oils business to Chevron and the Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority
• Representation of Gopher Investments on its acquisition of Finalto from Playtech plc for US$250 million
• Representation of TT Bond Partners in connection with its engagement with Playtech plc
• Representation of Gatemore Capital Management, Lansdowne Partners and Hambro Perks in connection with their subscription of convertible loan notes and warrants in Sensyne Health plc and associated "Rule 9 whitewash" process
• Representation of Gatemore Capital Management in connection with its engagement with DX Group plc
• Representation of Faurecia, a top ten worldwide automotive supplier, for the sale of its Acoustics and Soft Trim division to the Adler Pelzer Group, a worldwide leader in automotive acoustic and thermal components and systems
   
• Representation of Allianz Global Investors in its opposition of the takeover offer of UDG Healthcare plc by Clayton Dubilier & Rice
• Representation of Zegona Communications plc in its successful engagement with activist shareholder Marwyn Investment Management LLP
• Representation of Sachem Head Capital Management LP in connection with its engagement with G4S plc
• Representation of Third Point in connection with its engagement with Prudential plc
• Representation of AFI Development Plc in connection with a public offer by its majority shareholder, Flotonic Limited, to acquire all of the issued share capital of AFI not already held by Flotonic
• Representation of Cat Rock Capital Management in connection with a number of confidential matters and situations in the UK, including in relation to Just Eat plc
   
• Representation of the World Gold Council in connection with a number of confidential matters and situations
• Representation of Roark Capital Group and International Car Wash Group (ICWG) on the sale of ICWG to Driven Brands
• Representation of Coast Capital Management in connection with its engagement with FirstGroup plc
• Representation of SPIE UK Limited (a subsidiary of the SPIE Group) on the sale of 100 percent of the shares in Triosgroup Limited to RCapital Partners
• Representation of Fleetcor Technologies on its acquisition of a UK-based software business
• Representation of Hudson Bay in connection with a number of confidential matters and situations in the UK
• Representation of Rothschild as financial adviser to GeoPark Limited on its £242 million offer for Amerisur Resources Plc, a full cycle independent oil exploration and production company
• Representation of Bright Scholar Education Holdings on its £150 million acquisition of CATS Colleges, an international school network with a platform of campuses located across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and China
• Representation of Nestlé S.A. on the sale of its 60 percent stake in Herta to Casa Tarradellas and the creation of a joint venture for Herta
• Representation of Standard Chartered Bank as financial adviser to Medco Energi Internasional on its £408 million offer for Ophir Energy plc
• Representation of Barclays as financial adviser to Boston Scientific on its £3.3 billion offer for BTG plc
• Representation of The management of commodities trader Noble Group Limited on its successful US$3.5 billion debt-for-equity restructuring
• Representation of EN+ on its securities exchange agreement with certain subsidiaries of Swiss commodity trader Glencore
• Representation of HarbourVest Partners on its £1 billion hostile takeover offer for SVG Capital plc*
• Representation of Temasek on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in a global software logistics business*
• Representation of Goldwin Inc on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in the Woolrich International sportswear business*
• Representation of The Hanover Insurance Group on its sale of Chaucer to China Re*
• Representation of Argenta on the sale of Syndicate 2121 at Lloyd's and the Argenta members' agency to Hannover Re*
• Representation of Helios Investment Partners on its Round B investment in MallforAfrica*
• Representation of Atkore (a CD&R portfolio company) on its acquisition of Flexicon*
• Representation of Park Square Capital on the formation of a joint venture with Goldman Sachs and KKR as part of a restructuring of the mezzanine portfolio investment in the Northgate Group*
• Representation of HarbourVest Partners on its direct co-investments into a Polish non-performing loans business and a French pharmaceuticals business*
• Representation of CD&R on its acquisition of Carestream's Dental Digital business in the UK*
• Representation of Oaktree in connection with its investment in an SME loans business*
• Representation of a Russian asset manager in connection with its sale of a 25 percent stake in a UK premium listed mining company*
• Representation of Polyus Gold International on its sale of a $1.4 billion stake in PJSC Polyus to Fosun International*
• Representation of Johnson & Johnson on the sale of its UK intimate health business as part of the worldwide transaction*
• Representation of NorthWestern Mutual on its warrant subscription and shareholders agreement in connection with an acquisition financing for CapVest Partners*

* Experience prior to joining White & Case