Matthew Prest is a managing director of Close Brothers Corporate Finance and Head of European Special Situations. After qualifying as a chartered accountant, Matthew spent five years within the KPMG restructuring team where he advised both corporate and creditor clients on a number of high profile restructuring transactions. Since joining Close Brothers in 2004, Matthew's key restructuring roles include Eurotunnel PLC, Pressac PLC, Highbury House PLC, Autologic PLC, Jallatte SA, TMD Friction, Ethel Austin, Schefenacker AG, Treofan GmbH and Global Automotive Logistic SAS.