Matthew Gilbert > Maples Group > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Matthew Gilbert
Work Department
Finance
Position
Matthew is a partner in the Maples Group’s London office and chairs the Global Real Estate Finance Group. He advises on finance, banking and corporate law matters involving BVI and Cayman Islands companies and partnerships, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, partnerships and joint ventures, debt and equity financings, and project, real estate and asset financings as well as fund finance. Matthew specialises in the listing of BVI and Cayman Islands companies on international stock exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange / AIM, NASDAQ, NYSE and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. He has acted for the issuer on a number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) IPOs in the US and UK, and SPAC business combinations. Matthew also advises on BVI insurance, compliance and regulatory law, and regularly contributes to industry journals, including PLC, International Corporate Rescue, Captive Review and FINalternatives.
Career
Matthew joined the Maples Group in the British Virgin Islands in 2007 and was elected as a partner in 2013. Matthew previously worked for Lester Aldridge.
Education
University of Reading, UK, LLB (Hons)
Bournemouth University, UK, Postgraduate Diploma, Legal Practice (Distinction)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Offshore firms in London > Offshore firms in London
(Leading individuals)Maples Group‘s BVI-focused practice is led by finance and corporate specialist Matthew Gilbert, with the support of Heidi de Vries, who advises on both Cayman and BVI law and specialises in the structuring, formation, ongoing maintenance and restructuring of hedge funds and private equity funds. ‘Powerhouse of a lawyer‘ Harjit Kaur is a trusted practitioner for alternative investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Finance and capital markets expert Jonathan Caulton assists both borrowers and large bank syndicates with lending transactions and all types of secured transactions. Joanna Russell, Robert Hughes, Alex Way and Jack Marriott are noted for their expertise in finance, funds, private client and corporate work, respectively.
Foreign-based expertise > Leading firms
(Leading Individuals)Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Offshore firms in London > Offshore firms in London
- Offshore firms in London London > Offshore firms in London