Matt Canipa
Partner
Matt Canipa is a partner in our Private Equity and Corporate teams in the UK. Matt’s expertise covers all types of private capital-related corporate work.
On the private equity side, Matt has a breadth of experience advising private equity houses/sponsors, their portfolio companies and management teams on private equity investments and buy and build/growth strategies. In particular, Matt has a depth of experience advising UK management teams on US growth capital and equity investments.
On the corporate side, Matt’s clients range from owner-managers to listed companies, where Matt has extensive experience in private M&A (both buy and sell sides), joint ventures and reorganisations.
“Partner Matthew Canipa is highly skilled, with an excellent commercial focus and always pushing the deal forward.” (Legal 500 Client Testimony).
Matt was nominated for the Young Corporate Lawyer of the Year award at the 2024 NW Young Professionals Awards.
- Representing ECI Partners on its investment in TAG, the market leading high-touch travel management company to the entertainment and corporate markets, providing an exit for Apiary Capital.
- Representing ECI Partners on its investment in CMap, a market leading provider of professional services automation (PSA) software, providing an exit for NorthEdge.
- Representing Perwyn on its acquisition of Atec Group in a bilateral transaction, providing an exit for Kester Capital.
- Representing Perwyn-backed Locumtap on its acquisition of L2P.
- Representing Miss Group and its management team on investments from BGF, Perwyn and over 30 international acquisitions.
- Representing MirrorWeb and Maven Capital Partners on MirrorWeb’s US$63 million growth capital investment from US based Mainsail Partners.
- Representing Deskpro on its US$25 million growth capital investment from US based Elsewhere Partners.
- Representing ECI Partners on its investment in Commify, Europe’s leading provider of business messaging solutions to local enterprises, in a deal valued at €300 million, from Hg.
- Representing Maven Capital Partners on its investment into ProofID, and ProofID on its subsequent sale of Ideiio and acquisition of Regatta Solutions.
- Representing BGF on its investment into Komi Group.
- Representing BGF on its investment into Besseges Ltd.
- Representing the management team of Adler & Allan on its management buyout backed by Sun European Partners.
- Representing the management team of Concept Life Sciences on its investment by Limerston Capital.
- Representing the shareholders of AnyVan (Celeres Investments, CEO/founder, management) on its £125 million growth capital investment by Vitruvian Partners.
- Representing the management team of Twinkl on its investment by Vitruvian Partners.
- Representing the selling shareholders (including Great Hill Partners) of Reward Gateway on its sale to Castik Capital and Abry Partners.
- Representing the founders and other selling shareholders of Qmee (one of the top 100 fastest-growing tech companies in Europe according to the Financial Times 1000 2021) on their sale to funds advised by private equity sponsor, CapitalD.
- Representing the Six Nations management team on the investment by CVC.
- Representing ECI Partners on its investment in Clear Insurance, Arkessa, KB Associates, Moneypenny and Send For Help.
- Representing Regis Group PLC and its founders on their multibillion-dollar joint venture with Blackstone in the PRS real estate sector, Leaf Living.
Education
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle, LL.B., 2012
Admissions
- England and Wales, 2014