Aaron Ferner
Lawyers
Advises corporates, sponsors and financial institutions on a wide range of finance transactions.
Aaron is a member of our Finance team. Corporates, sponsors and financial institutions turn to Aaron to handle a wide range of transactions, including leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, corporate loans, derivatives and debt restructurings. He also has extensive experience advising on the financing of U.K. public acquisitions.
Aaron is recognized by IFLR1000.
Experience
Notable Borrower Representations
- Financing for Tencent-led consortium’s acquisition of 20% of Universal Music Group
- £30.6bn financing for Comcast’s competitive takeover of Sky
- $6.4bn financing for Solvay’s acquisition of Cytec
- $4.6bn financing for Dialog Semiconductor’s proposed acquisition of Atmel
- $1.85bn financing for Clarivate Analytics
- $1.68bn financing for SS&C’s takeover of Blue Prism Group
- £1.4bn financing for Temenos’ proposed takeover of Fidessa
- $1bn commodities-based credit facility for Noble Clean Fuels
- €1bn financing for Natura’s acquisition of The Body Shop
- $945m financing for Nuvei’s takeover of SafeCharge
- $500m revolving credit facility for Temenos
- $315m financing for GeoPark’s takeover of Amerisur Resources
- £140m financing for Atairos’ acquisition of Ocean Outdoor
Notable Lender Representations
- $28.5bn financing for Amgen’s takeover of Horizon Therapeutics
- $5.32bn refinancing for Finastra Group
- $5.14bn financing for 3G Capital Advisors’ acquisition of Hunter Douglas
- €3.9bn financing for KKR’s acquisition of Refresco
- €1.8bn financing for Garrett Motion’s spin-off from Honeywell
- $1.2bn financing for Viavi Solutions’ proposed takeover of Spirent Communications
- $1.1bn financing for Vista and BC Partners’ investment in Advanced
- €1bn financing for Inovyn
- £900m backstop financing for Barratt Developments’ proposed takeover of Redrow
- £763m financing for GXO Logistics’ proposed takeover of Wincanton
- £745m financing for GXO Logistics’ takeover of Clipper Logistics
- £725m financing for Vista’s takeover of Advanced
- $725m financing for Roark Capital’s acquisition of International Car Wash Group
- £620m financing for Teledyne Technologies’ takeover of E2V Technologies
- $461m unitranche financing for Providence Equity and Searchlight Capital’s takeover of Hyve Group
- £365m financing for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s acquisition of Bridon
- $250m fund financing for Hollyport Capital
Notable Financial Adviser Representations
- £71bn takeover of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev
- £4.3bn takeover of Rexam by Ball Corporation
- £3.3bn proposed takeover of RPC by Apollo
- £124m takeover of Latchways by MSA Safety
- £115m takeover of Stride Gaming by Rank Group
- £112m takeover of Countrywide by Connells
Insights
Recognition
IFLR1000 – Banking, Financial Services Regulatory, United Kingdom
Education
B.A., London School of Economics and Political Science
Prior experience
- Slaughter and May, 2007-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- England and Wales