Matt Maciejewski-Stephens
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Matt Maciejewski-Stephens

Associate

Email

matt.maciejewski@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3480

Offices

London

V-CARD
Matt advises a wide spectrum of private capital clients on a range of Private Equity and M&A matters.
Matt is an associate in A&O Shearman's Private Equity practice in London. He advises on the full spectrum of private equity transactions, including buyouts, carve-outs, exits, joint ventures and portfolio company matters across multiple jurisdictions for blue-chip private equity sponsors and infrastructure investors, advising deal teams and senior fund professionals on transactions across a range of sectors. Matt spent six months of his training contract on secondment to A&O Shearman’s Milan office and most recently spent a year on secondment at Bridgepoint.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global alternative investment management firm on the EUR 300 million financing to KME S.E., a subsidiary of KME Group S.p.A., through a combination of term loan, preferred equity and warrants, to support the buyback of Cunova GmbH from Paragon.
  • PAI Partners on its aborted bid to buy Sanofi’s consumer healthcare business.
  • Ardian on its acquisition of Study Group from Providence.
  • IFM Investors on the sale of an equity interest in the 27 mile six lane M6 toll road to GLIL Infrastructure.
  • Recticel on its defence strategy against the hostile takeover attempt by Greiner AG.
  • Apax Partners on its acquisition of Alcumus Group Limited, a market-leading risk management and compliance solutions business from Inflexion Partners.
  • PAI Partners on the simultaneous acquisitions of Addo Food Group, a leading chilled savoury pastry producer and Winterbotham Darby, a dynamic chilled food supplier from LDC and Equistone (respectively).

Pro bono

  • Assists Bisi Alimi Foundation on a range of matters in relation to international advancement of LGBTQ+ related issues.
  • Assisted Safe Passage, a global refugee charity, in applying and securing UK visas for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Works with social mobility organisations including the Sutton Trust and Social Mobility Foundation and other programmes relating to social mobility within the UK.
  • Sits on the Social Mobility Working Group and is a founder of the Social Mobility Affinity Group.
  • Advises as a school governor at a local independent primary school.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2021

Academic

LLB, Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2018

LLM, Legal Practice Course, BBP Holborn, 2019

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.