The ‘technically excellent’ and ’very responsive’ team at Ashurst advises corporates and financial institutions across a myriad of sectors, including infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources. The firm combines strong domestic knowledge with international experience across Europe and North America to handle high-value transactions, joint ventures, and provide sponsor-side support to investment banks on M&A. Nick Williamson leads the team alongside Jason Radford; Williamson is noted for his focus on the energy and natural resources sectors, while Radford regularly advises on energy, transportation, and infrastructure matters, spanning joint ventures, M&A, fundraisings, project finance, and PPP/PFI transactions. Karen Davies is highly experienced in guiding corporates and investment banks through complex corporate finance matters, with a strong track record across both domestic and cross-border transactions. Other notable individuals include Tom Mercer and Aimee Carroll-Hewitt.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very responsive, technically at the top of their game and very easy to deal with.'
- ‘Technically excellent but also very personable and easy to deal with.'
- ‘Ability to turn around very complex work quickly, yet very skillfully, dealing with multiple parties in different jurisdictions.'
- ‘They really get to know the business they are advising so that they can give pragmatic and commercial advice.'
- ‘The team was excellent. Lots of depth in every practice area. Worked tirelessly, and not phased about time zone differences.'
- ‘James Fletcher, the lead M&A partner, was excellent. Very good technically, but also commercial and good at problem solving.'
Key clients
- AB Ignitis Grupe
- Altor Equity Partners
- Atlas Merchant Capital
- Axiom Equity Partners
- Antin Infrastructure Partners
- Babcock International Group PLC
- Boohoo Group PLC
- BP PLC
- British Land Company PLC
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP
- BlackRock
- Brookfield
Work highlights
Advised Tritax Big Box REIT plc on its £3.9bn all-share merger with UK Commercial Property REIT Limited.
Advised Equitix Limited, Swingford Limited, and KDM Power Limited on the sale of 88% of the share capital of North West Electricity Networks (Jersey) Limited, the holding company of Electricity North West Limited, to Iberdrola S.A.
Advised Renewi plc on its £707 million takeover by Earth Bidco N.V.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Nick Williamson, Jason Radford
Other key lawyers
Karen Davies, Tom Mercer, Aimee Carroll-Hewitt