Matthew Harvey > gunnercooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
gunnercooke LLP Offices
1 CORNHILL
LONDON
EC3V 3ND
England
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Matthew Harvey
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Matthew is a very experienced finance lawyer with a very broad experience as a lending and security specialist providing legal advice and commercial solutions. Matthew is commercially fluent and client focussed.
He has worked on numerous lending transactions for lenders and borrowers covering a range of products including asset finance, receivables finance, securitisations, general corporate lending and acquisition finance. He has particular expertise in asset based structures including securitisations and other receivables based transactions, cross-border and off-balance sheet transactions, the financing of capital equipment, ranging from aircraft (including helicopters), marine assets, computers to vehicles, on lease and debt-based structures.
Matthew has built up an excellent number of clients and relationships which include UK and international banks, lessors, alternative lenders, finance houses, fintechs, manufacturing companies, energy generators.
Previous Law Firms
- Gowling WLG, London: Head of Asset and Receivables Finance (2016 to 2023)
- Dentons, London: Partner (2000 to 2016)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Trade finance
‘The team seems to be very strong in the area of financial legislation‘, say clients of gunnercooke LLP which continues to build up its trade finance practice. The firm already has significant experience in commodities and finance partners Marc Weisberger and Veronika Koroleva, whose work spans structured commodity finance, trade and supply chain finance, receivables finance, and reserve-based lending. The arrival of Matthew Harvey from Gowling WLG adds expertise in lending transactions, for both lenders and borrowers, in asset and receivables finance. Weisberger recently acted for Torq Commodities AG in the financing of its expansion programme. ‘They gave me a good feeling of being in control of the legislation, but at the same time offered possible scenarios where appropriate‘, remarks a client.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Trade finance
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Transport > Rail