Nicholas Matthew
Associate
Nicholas Matthew joined the private equity transactions group of Ropes & Gray’s London office as an associate in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Nicholas qualified and practised as a solicitor with a Silver Circle law firm in London. Nicholas has also spent time in-house working with the corporate legal team at an asset management company.
Experience
- Acting for Bain Capital on its acquisition of NGA UK, a UK payroll and HR Business from NGA Human Resources
- Acting for CCMP on the £600million sale of Pure Gym, the largest UK gym chain by membership
- Acting for Profile Capital Management on its acquisition of Little Dish, a UK-headquartered children’s food business
- Acting for Intermediate Capital Group on the US$5.3billion consortium buyout of Visma, Europe's largest ever software buyout
Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray:
- Advised a private equity sponsor on its acquisition of an education business
- Advised a private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a pub chain
- Advised a private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a company operating in the tourism sector
- Advised a private equity sponsor on its disposal of an insurance claims company
- Advised a private equity sponsor on a bolt-on acquisition in the tourism sector
- Advised a management team on their sale of and reinvestment in a sound equipment company