Matt is a Managing Director at Allunga AdvisoryMatt has extensive experience providing M&A, capital raising (equity and debt) and business development advice to public and private companies in Australia, the UK, Europe, the US and Asia, having successfully closed more than 100 transactions in the past 10 years. His 30 year career combines experience with large organisations: Macquarie, UBS, Credit Suisse and Investec as well as in smaller entrepreneurial advisory firms. Matt has advised growth companies in a variety of situations, including IPOs, M&A, carve-outs, public to privates, venture capital/private equity financings and has a reputation for getting deals closed. Given his international experience he has a strong global network of investors and acquirers. He is also an experienced investor/director in private businesses having made more than 10 investments.Matt has held positions as a senior banker in Investec Australia’s Growth & Acquisition Finance team, providing equity and mezzanine debt to private fast growing businesses and HNW clients of the bank. Prior to that, he founded, built and sold his UK based growth company focused Corporate Finance Advisory business to GP Bullhound, a leading boutique investment banking firm, joining them as a Partner in 2007. Prior to that he was the Head of Credit Suisse’s European Technology Private Equity Placement team based in London, and earlier in his career he was with UBS and Macquarie Bank in Australia. Matt has an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD Business School and an Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Sydney.Specialties: M&A, equity and debt raising and business development advice