Matthew advises clients on private company acquisitions and disposals, including private equity investments, management buyouts (MBOs) and accelerated merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions.
Get in touchMatthew is a Partner in our Corporate team.
He has almost 20 years’ experience, joining Brachers as a trainee in 2006 and qualifying into the Corporate Team in 2008. He was promoted to Partner in 2015.
Matthew is ranked in the top tier for the Chambers UK 2026 legal directory for Corporate/M&A in the South of England. He was named as a ‘Leading Partner’ in the Legal 500 2026 directory.
His team has recently been shortlisted for ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ at the South East Dealmakers Awards 2025.
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Matthew is based at our Maidstone office.
Legal 500 2025I have worked closely with James Bullock, Matthew Simmonds and Dan King and can strongly recommend them! They are all very approachable, knowledgeable, commercial and experts in their chosen field.
Legal 500 2025Matt Simmonds is an outstanding partner who “keeps it simple” in terms of explaining the important detail of a deal. He is always responsive and keeps the deal moving at impressive pace. Matt has worked on highly bespoke deals with us and we have been very happy.
Legal 500 2025Matt Simmonds – always very calm and professional no matter how stressed other parties get throughout a process.
Chambers & Partners 2024Matthew is a first-class lawyer.
Chambers & Partners 2024Matthew is a joy to work with. He is knowledgeable and makes complex legal matters understandable.
Legal 500 2024Matthew Simmonds is an absolute legend and his team are incredibly efficient. He has provided amazing support to us in a number of situations. He is incredibly hard working and busy, yet he is seemingly always available to receive a call or respond to an email. His reputation goes before him, and he has a formidable network and arsenal of other key professionals who add a richness to his offering.
Chambers & Partners 2024It was a real pleasure to work with someone with such a quick grasp of what was required and who is 100% focused on a successful outcome.
