Matthew Bird
Solicitor
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Matthew is a Solicitor in our Banking & Finance team, based in Cardiff.
Main areas of practice
Matthew works on a variety of matters within the Banking & Finance team, having experience of acting for both institutional and private lenders, as well as for borrowers seeking funding solutions.
In addition to experience acting on each side of financing transactions, he has worked on matters covering areas such as acquisition finance, development finance and structured finance. These matters have included both domestic and multi-jurisdiction transactions.
Expertise & Services
Career
Matthew completed his training contract with Blake Morgan having sat in the Banking & Finance, Corporate, Regulatory and Court of Protection teams.
Prior to his training, Matthew joined the firm in 2022 as a Paralegal within the Regulatory team, working on both professional regulatory matters and business regulation cases.
Matthew studied at Cardiff University, where he obtained an LLB Law with a Year of Study Abroad with Upper Second Class Honours, having studied at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid during this period. He then achieved a Commendation on the Legal Practice Course from Cardiff University in 2024.
He has had experience as both a Director and Trustee, having sat on the board of Cardiff University Students’ Union, a large-sized charity, for two years.
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Significant Experience
- Acted for a borrower, an asset finance provider, in relation to a warehouse and mezzanine facility in excess of £100M, managing ancillary documents and conditions precedent.
- Acted for a borrower on a multi-billion-pound sale as part of their exit from a major UK healthcare company, working on the release and redemption of existing financing and managing conditions precedent.
Insights by Matthew
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