Matt Del Rosso

Matt Del Rosso is a Partner based in the Singapore office, with over a decade of experience advising banks, financial institutions and private credit funds. His primary practice area is Banking and Finance Law, with an emphasis on private equity and corporate-driven leveraged finance.

Based in Singapore since 2015, he has advised on some of the largest and most complex leveraged financing transactions in the region and is recognised as one of Asia-Pacific's leading lender-side leveraged finance lawyers. His practice also covers structured finance transactions including NAV and subscription-line financing, margin financing, project financing and investment-grade lending, typically involving multiple jurisdictions.

His representative experience includes the debt financing for the Adani Group's US$10.5 billion acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited, recognised as Deal of the Year, India by India Business Law Journal and Loan Deal of the Year by IFLR. He also advised on the debt financing for Blackstone's US$570 million acquisition of the International Gemological Institute and KKR's US$460 million acquisition of a controlling stake in J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year by IFLR 2021.

Other matters include the financing for Gulf Energy Development's US$5.4 billion public leveraged buyout of Intouch Holdings, the largest leveraged buyout in Asia for 2021 and the second largest ever in Thailand, and a bridge-to-bond facility for the SG$3.2 billion acquisition of Aviva Ltd in Singapore.

He has been recognised by Legal 500 (2024 and 2023), ranked Up and Coming in Chambers Asia Pacific (Banking and Finance: International – Singapore), 2025, and named Rising Star Lawyer of the Year 2024 at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards.

He holds an LLB (Distinction) and a BSc in Pharmacology from The University of Western Australia (2012), and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The Australian National University (2013). He was admitted in Western Australia in 2013 and in England & Wales in 2024. He speaks English.