Matt Christmas LL.B.

Partner
Head of International Leveraged Finance
Matt offers deep knowledge and experience of leveraged transactions allied with a commercial, solutions-based approach.
— Chambers UK, 2024
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About

Matt Christmas leads the international leveraged finance practice for the firm.

Matt has over 22 years' experience of helping banks, credit funds, corporate borrowers and private equity funds with their corporate or leveraged financing arrangements. Matt regularly works with clients coordinating cross-border solutions on financing transactions.

Matt works with clients in a range of sectors including banking and financial services, private equity, industrials and consumer goods, food and retail.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesCorporateFinancePrivate EquityReal EstateRestructuringConsumer Goods, Food and RetailIndustrialsMergers and AcquisitionsLeveraged Finance and Debt Finance
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Bodycote plc on its GBP250,000,000 revolving credit facility
  • Co-advised INEOS Enterprises Holdings Limited on its US$1.2 billion financing, coordinating 13 jurisdictions
  • Advised James Fisher & Sons plc on its GBP130,000 revolving credit facility
  • Advised Learning Technology Group plc on its US$355 million term and revolving facilities in support of its acquisition of GP Strategies
  • Advised Luxfer plc on its US$100 million revolving credit facility and US$50 million private placement shelf facility
  • Advised McBride plc on its EUR175,000,000 revolving credit facility
  • Advised the lenders to N Brown Group plc on its revolving credit facility
  • Advised Santander UK on its sustainability linked facility to Findel group, and Endless investment
  • Advised Santander and Partners Group on their facilities to Ligentia group, an Equistone investment
  • Advised the lenders to Gail's bakery, a Bain Capital Credit investment
Education
  • LL.B., Sheffield University

Publications

Memberships

  • Law Society

My latest insights

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International Debt Finance Intelligence Report 2026

13 May 2026 .5 minute read

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+44 796 855 9042
(Work, London)
+44 333 207 7644
(Work, Manchester)