FIND PEOPLE & OFFICES PRIVACY STATEMENT ONLINE SERVICES PUBLICATIONS & VIEWS EXPERTISE LOCATIONS ABOUT US NEWS CAREERS HOME ABOUT US FIND PEOPLE & OFFICES Sunday 28 March 2021 Find people & offices Your bookmarks Add page to bookmarks View bookmarks View saved searches Matthew Layton Title Global Head of Corporate Office Clifford Chance, London | View map Practice M&A Corporate Sector Private equity Publications 8 Email Email this person Tel +442070061229 Experience and career history Matthew Layton is the Managing Partner elect of Clifford Chance and will assume his new global responsibilities in May 2014. Matthew is currently the Global Practice Area Leader of the Firm’s Corporate practice and co-leader of the Firm's Global Sector initiative. Matthew specialises in domestic and cross-border public and private M&A, with a particular focus on private equity transactions, as well as all aspects of corporate finance work. Matthew has advised private equity houses and major international companies on a wide range of matters, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and disposals, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, restructurings and refinancing. Leeds University LL.B (Hons) 1982 Joined Clifford Chance 1983 Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1986 Partner since 1991 Global Head of Corporate Practice 2008 Managing Partner from May 2014 Highlights of deals and projects EADS N.V. on the proposed combination of the businesses of BAE Systems plc and EADS using a dual listed company structure Actis on the buy-back of the UK government's stake in it Permira on the US$5 billion sale to Cisco of NDS Group plc, having previously advised on the US$3.7 billion public -to-private of the company Permira and Birds Eye Iglo Group on the €800 million acquisition of Unilever's Italian frozen foods business, Findus Italy, having previously advised on the €1.9 billion acquisition of Birds Eye Iglo Group Citigroup on its disposals of EMI’s Recorded Music and Music Publishing businesses for an aggregate consideration of $4.1bn Citations and awards Matthew has been ranked in Private Equity International's 2013 Legal Power 30 as one of the 30 most influential lawyers working in the private equity industry today. He is also ranked as a leading individual in a number of legal directories: Private Equity - Buyouts (UK-wide): Chambers UK 2014 Corporate/M&A - High-end Capability (London): Chambers UK 2014 Private Equity - Transactions: Legal 500 UK 2013 Private Equity - Transactions: IFLR 1000 UK 2013 "Matthew Layton leads the global corporate group and has had "a stellar reputation since day one." According to peers, he remains the "gold standard" for private equity lawyers." Chambers UK 2013 Global M&A Toolkit Matthew explores the challeges to cross-border M&A in the current economic environment (May 2012) Visit the Clifford Chance Global M&A Toolkit: an online service for M&A professionals Publications Clifford Chance's Insights into M&A Trends 2014 – Global Dynamics Public takeovers & mergers , International 3 February 2014 Client Briefing Our Insights into M&A Trends - Global Dynamics – January 2013 International , Public takeovers & mergers 29 July 2013 Client Briefing Our Insights into M&A Trends - Global Dynamic International , Public takeovers & mergers 18 July 2013 Client Briefing View more publications by this author Client Work Clifford Chance advises GIC on the purchase of 50% interest in Broadgate M&A Corporate , Antitrust, competition, EU & trade , Capital markets , Construction , Real estate , Tax , Real estate , United Kingdom 8 January 2014 Client Work Clifford Chance advises Citigroup on the disposals of EMI's recorded music business and music publishing business for a combined $4.1bn value M&A Corporate , United Kingdom 15 November 2011 Client Work Browse publications Related Latest English Schemes of Arrangement: now also available for Dutch companies? 6 February 2014 New EU securitisation risk retention rules – redrawing the roadmap 6 February 2014 Introduction to the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act - Support for Corporate Activities to Promote New Business and Business Restructuring 6 February 2014 More related publications © Clifford Chance Site map Accessibility Legal statements Privacy statement Contact us Fraud alert