Matt Feehily is a Partner in the Firm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Practice. He represents a broad range of clients, including private equity firms, project sponsors, portfolio companies and corporations, and covers novel and complex legal issues in an emerging area of law and regulation. Matt has extensive experience advising on EU and U.K, regulatory frameworks for sustainable finance and ESG disclosures at product, firm and company levels, including under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), EU Taxonomy Regulation, the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and U.K. Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) reporting regimes.
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Work Highlights
- Advising Blackstone in its agreement to acquire Civica from the Partners Group
- Advising TPG Rise Climate in its pending acquisition of AmSpec Group
- Advising Advantage Partners in the formation of the AP VII Series Funds, a ¥130 billion (approximately $1 billion) Japan-focused buyout fund series
Matt’s experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes:
- Advising on all aspects of U.K./EU asset management policy and regulation, delivering regulatory change projects and providing strategic advice on regulatory policy and advocacy matters and consultation responses.
- Advising on the new regulatory framework for sustainable finance/ESG.
- Delivering sustainability disclosures for asset managers under the EU’s SFDR and working with clients to implement ESG policy changes and portfolio-level sustainability data monitoring.
- Advising on the developing U.K. TCFD-aligned disclosure regimes for asset managers, asset owners, and corporate issuers.
- Working with clients to develop approaches to stewardship and engagement under the U.K. Stewardship Code (securing signatory status) and the revised EU Shareholder Rights Directive.
Education
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The University of Law, 2012 PGDip, LPC
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University of Oxford, St. John’s College, 2011 B.A. Hons. Law
Matt Feehily is a Partner in the Firm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Practice based in the London office. He represents a broad range of clients, including private equity firms, project sponsors, portfolio companies and corporations, and covers novel and complex legal issues in an emerging area of law and regulation. Matt has extensive experience advising on EU and U.K. regulatory frameworks for sustainable finance and ESG disclosures at product, firm and company levels, including under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), EU Taxonomy Regulation, the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and U.K. Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) reporting regimes. Matt works alongside Simpson Thacher’s market leading Investment Funds Practice and Financial Services and Funds Regulatory teams. He has offered counsel to Simpson Thacher’s transactional teams and clients on ESG-related matters from a strategy and implementation perspective.
Matt also regularly contributes to the work of trade associations and industry forums in relation to ESG topics.
Matt’s experience at Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- Blackstone in its agreement to acquire Civica from the Partners Group
- TPG Rise Climate in its pending acquisition of AmSpec Group
- Advantage Partners in the formation of the AP VII Series Funds, a ¥130 billion (approximately $1 billion) Japan-focused buyout fund series
Matt’s experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes:
- Advising on all aspects of U.K./EU asset management policy and regulation, delivering regulatory change projects and providing strategic advice on regulatory policy and advocacy matters and consultation responses.
- Advising on the new regulatory framework for sustainable finance/ESG.
- Delivering sustainability disclosures for asset managers under the EU’s SFDR and working with clients to implement ESG policy changes and portfolio-level sustainability data monitoring.
- Advising on the developing U.K. TCFD-aligned disclosure regimes for asset managers, asset owners and corporate issuers.
- Advising corporate issuers on the developing EU CSRD.
- Working with clients to develop approaches to stewardship and engagement under the U.K. Stewardship Code (securing signatory status) and the revised EU Shareholder Rights Directive.
- Working with global investment fund trade association and its members on all aspects of U.K./EU financial services policy and regulation.
Matt received his B.A. Hons. in Law from University of Oxford in 2011 and his PGDip, LPC from The University of Law in 2012. He is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Environmental Policy and Law at University College London. Matt is admitted to practice in England and Wales.