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Matthew Wolton



Admitted as a solicitor
2002

Qualifications
Bsc Honours degree in Physics, Imperial College London

Postgraduate Diploma in Law with commendation, BPP Law School London

Legal Practice Course with commendation, BPP Law School, London

Financial planning certificates 1, 2 and 3, Chartered Insurance Institute

Director & Solicitor

Matthew has been with TPP Law Limited since 2002, becoming a Director in July 2006, and has worked on Education, Leisure, ICT and Residential Care Projects.

Matthew specialises in advising both public and private sector clients on complex procurements, long-term partnerships and commercial and contractual issues. In 2009 Matthew’s team was recommended by Legal 500 in the Private Finance Initiative sector.

Matthew successfully closed five Design and Build contracts for 3 special schools and 2 secondary schools with a capital value of £45million for the London Borough of Lambeth - the first BSF scheme in London.

In Nottingham, Matthew advised on the setting up of Nottingham Academy – the largest school in the United Kingdom.

Matthew led on one of the first integrated healthcare campus projects to be built following the Government’s Health White Paper, a £12 million redevelopment of a former community hospital in Wiltshire.

Matthew has also completed an innovative 35 year PPP project for the provision of student accommodation in the University sector by an industrial and provident society.

Matthew successfully closed the biggest schools partnership contract in England to date on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council. The contract is worth around £1 billion over its life and will bring in capital investment of over £200 million to 42 schools.

Matthew has completed a £150 million contract with Oxfordshire County Council to operate and re-develop 19 care homes for the elderly for a not-for-profit joint venture between care provider OSJCT and bpha.

Currently Matthew is working as lead adviser to the London Borough of Lambeth as they seek to establish a Local Education Partnership for their BSF scheme, as well as advising one of two bidders on the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council BSF project. He is also working on another integrated healthcare project involving residential care and a community health facility.

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