Matt Croker

Matt Croker

Partner, Corporate Finance

Matt is a Partner at Heligan Group and joined Heligan in early 2019. Prior to this, Matt was a key member of the M&A team at BDO in 2014 where he trained as a Chartered Accountant and worked across a range of sectors in the mid-market.


Matt has led or advised on over 35 transactions and was previously the Investment Director for Landguard Systems and led the exit to Chemring Group Plc in 2025. Matt holds Security Clearance ("SC") from HMG.

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Written contributions

Man using Tablet device for defence purposes

How to get match-fit for a defence M&A process

Heligan Blog H126 Defencema

Defence and security M&A: What a record first half really tells us

Andy Burnham at No 10 Downing Street

National Security vs Social Security - the politics that Defence does not need

2 Navy ships

Four defence themes Heligan is watching in 2026

Llanelec Precision Engineering

Llanelec Precision Engineering acquires Kigass Aero Components

2 military men doing intelligence on computer and widescreen

The window on dual-use is down to 18-months, maybe less

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