Matt Smith

Technical Director – Transactions & ESG Advisory

Matt.Smith@anthesisgroup.com

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Matt specialises in ESG and transactions advisory for mergers and acquisitions. Based in Bristol, and principally supporting Anthesis’ private equity clients and their associated portfolio companies, Matt works with our Transactions & Sustainable Finance team as well as our ESG & Sustainability Strategy team to support our clients through the investment / ownership lifecycle.

With almost 20 years’ environmental and sustainability consultancy experience, Matt has worked across a diverse range of sectors and assets, ranging from agriculture, commodities, and corporate real estate to regulated infrastructure, industrials, oil and gas and conventional and renewable energy. Having started with the assessment of traditional EHS risks and liabilities and regulatory compliance, Matt has since broadened into wider ESG / sustainability topics, accruing extensive international experience working in over 35 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North, Central and South America.

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