Trading across Southeast Asia
and Greater China
Matthews Partners is a diversified business working across Southeast Asia in trade, own-label manufacturing, industrial supply and property. We connect buyers worldwide with the region’s producers, mills and certified plants, and invest alongside private equity and family office partners.
Our businesses
One set of standards across every business.
Food & Agriculture
Trade in food and agricultural products
Consumer
Brands into and out of Southeast Asia
Manufacturing
Own-label food, nutrition and beauty
Industrial
Automotive, electronics and industrial supply
Infrastructure
Ports, freight and cold chain
Property
Hotel acquisitions, co-investment and special situations
We supply supermarket and hypermarket groups, importers and wholesalers, food service and inflight caterers, food manufacturers and brand owners, ship chandlers, Pacific Island trading houses and government buyers.
Our principles
How we work with every supplier, partner and buyer.
Traced to origin
Every product is traced back to where it was grown, caught or made.
One standard
Every supplier, partner and buyer is held to the same standards.
Long-term view
We build businesses and relationships to last.
One point of accountability
We manage every product from origin to delivery, and stand behind every shipment.
How we invest
The same discipline applies to every business and asset we take on.
Long term
We hold businesses and assets for as long as we can add value to them.
Active ownership
We take controlling or influential stakes and work closely with management.
Value through operations
Returns come from better operations, repositioning and growth, not from leverage.
Aligned partners
We invest alongside partners who share our standards and time horizon.
Responsible sourcing
What retailers, regulators and consumers expect of the products we supply.
Deforestation-free
Coffee, rubber and other covered products are mapped to the plot of land they come from.
Labour standards
Supplying sites are audited for working conditions, and seafood is checked for legal, documented catch.
Food safety
Products come from certified facilities and are inspected before every shipment.
Our standards
The same standards apply to every product,
partner and shipment.
Verified ownership
We trade only with counterparties whose ownership we have verified.
Sanctions compliance
We comply with UK, US and EU sanctions in every market we work in.
Full documentation
Every shipment is traced to origin and fully documented.
Fraud notice
Fraudsters sometimes impersonate trading companies, particularly in sugar and commodities. Matthews Partners only contacts customers from an @matthews.partners email address. We never ask for advance fees, and we never offer or request bank instruments such as SBLCs or MT799 messages before a contract is signed. If you receive a message in our name that you are unsure about, write to enquiries@matthews.partners before replying.