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 as a Rising Star 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
- $642m financing for Vista’s acquisition of Accelya
- £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, Rising Star
Education
B.A., London School of Economics and Political Science
Prior experience
- Slaughter and May, 2007-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- England and Wales