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Forum St Paul’s
33 Gutter Lane
LONDON
EC2V 8AS
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Matthew Brehaut
Work Department
Corporate, Investment Funds
Position
Matt is a partner in the corporate team in Carey Olsen’s London office.
He advises on corporate and investment funds matters, with particular experience in the structuring and launch of investment funds.
Matt provides funds, fund service providers and fund promoters with advice on all aspects of the establishment, regulation and operation of investment funds.
Career
Matt trained at Clifford Chance in London and New York, qualifying as an English solicitor in the Private Funds Group in 2004. While at Clifford Chance he specialised in the establishment of institutional closed-ended investment funds, particularly private equity and hedge funds.
In 2005 he was seconded to ABN AMRO’s investment bank legal department where he advised the fund derivatives desk on the structuring and launch of a broad range of both bespoke and multi-investor institutional fund-linked products.
He joined ABN AMRO in 2007 in a front office capacity, structuring the same products. Following the takeover by RBS, Matt also advised on structured funds, including bespoke, pay-off driven UCITS funds as well as Exchange Traded Funds.
Matt joined Carey Olsen in May 2016.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Offshore firms in London > Offshore firms in London
Noted as the largest offshore firm specialising exclusively in Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey matters from London, Carey Olsen LLP has recently seen a marked increase in instructions on high-profile global restructuring transactions, M&A deals and litigation matters relating to the BVI and Cayman Islands, as well as instructions on novel Guernsey fund structures. Jasmine Amaria is now registered to practice Bermuda law in London, adding additional expertise to the firm’s evolving Bermuda corporate practice; she primarily works on corporate, banking and regulatory matters, particularly on behalf of start-up companies. With a career in international disutes spanning 20 years, Richard Brown focuses on cross-border fraud cases, insolvencies, shareholder disputes and contentious trusts. Matthew Brehaut has particular experience in the structuring and launch of investment funds. Senior associate Nina Clift and counsel Sheba Raza are also recommended.