Matt L.

Chief of Staff @ MANTRA

About

Building the Layer 1 blockchain for tokenized real world assets. Former co-lead of PwC’s Crypto Ventures team supporting crypto’s rising stars on their institutional journey. Managed Hex Trust's successful USD 88m Series B capital raise end to end 6 years of experience in PwC's M&A Advisory team, where I advised private equity and large multi-national clients on M&A processes for transactions totaling AUD 2 billion. Business development, blockchain, writing, corporate finance, financial modeling, valuations.

Country

Hong Kong SAR

City

Hong Kong

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Research, Data Visualization, Venture Capital, Writing, M&A, Investor Relations, Fundraising, DeFi, Blockchain, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Investments, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, IFRS, Data Analytics, Alteryx

Experience

Chief of Staff

MANTRA

2025-2 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Hong Kong SAR

BD Lead

MANTRA

2024-5 - 2025-1 · 9 mos

Hong Kong SAR

Co-lead | Crypto Ventures

PwC China

2022-11 - 2024-4 · 1 yr 6 mos

Hong Kong SAR

We support crypto startups on their institutional journey.

Series B

Hex Trust

2021-12 - 2022-3 · 4 mos

Hong Kong SAR

M&A Advisory

PwC China

2019-7 - 2021-11 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Hong Kong

Deal Advisory - Modeling & Valuations

M&A Advisory

PwC Australia

2018-3 - 2019-6 · 1 yr 4 mos

Sydney, Australia

Deal Advisory - Modeling & Financial Due Diligence

M&A Advisory

PwC Australia

2016-3 - 2018-2 · 2 yrs

Sydney, Australia

Deal Advisory - Modeling & Financial Due Diligence

Education

University of Sydney

Finance, Marketing

The Wharton School

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

The CA Program is made up of a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting (GradDipCA) and Mentored Practical Experience. Completion of the two are prerequisites for admission as a full member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.