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Biography
Matt Foster is a corporate lawyer based in London. A partner in our financial institutions team, he has more than ten years' experience in the banks and insurance sectors.
Matt's practice focuses on advising blue-chip clients and other financial investors on M&A, joint ventures, restructuring and other significant corporate transactions in these sectors across the UK, Europe and Africa.
As well as advising clients on their own transactions, Matt also advises clients on regulatory insurance issues and leads our Global W&I Group which assists clients such as AIG, Liberty GTR, AXA and Aviva on W&I matters. Matt is a regular commentator on W&I matters and on UK and European M&A trends more generally.
In 2021, Matt is ranked by Chambers UK as "Up and Coming" in their Insurance: Non-contentious category, recognized by Legal500 as a "Next Generation Lawyer" and received an "Acritas Star".
Professional experience
Collapse all- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
Chambers UK 2021
- "Up and Coming" - Insurance: Non-contentious category
- Matt "has a growing reputation for his adept handling of corporate insurance transactions, including M&A and portfolio transfers" and quotes an impressed client: "He's always on the ball and has a fairly incredible recall of everything that's going on in a deal."
Legal500
- "Next Generation Lawyer"
Acritas
- Recipient of an "Acritas Star".
Knowledge
Norton Rose Fulbright advises on ADQ’s acquisition of Birgi Mefar Group
Blog | June 21, 2022
Global: Private M&A transactions: Moving forward from the pandemic crisis
Publication | July 14, 2020
Europe: Responding to the pandemic: M&A across Europe
Webinar | May 28, 2020
UK: COVID-19: Issues and emerging trends in private M&A transactions
Publication | May 01, 2020