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Edward Holmes

Partner

Email

edward.holmes@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3594

Offices

London

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Ed specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A across Europe. 
His clients include infrastructure funds, private equity houses and corporates. He has a particular focus on infrastructure and energy transactions and is a member of our Global Infrastructure Group.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Arcus Infrastructure Partners on its proposed combination of smart meter providers Horizon Energy Infrastructure and Smart Meter Assets with KKR-owned Smart Metering Systems. 
  • Partners Group on its: acquisition of Eteck from Infracapital; Gren (formerly Fortum’s Baltic district heating business); acquisition of 49% of Telepass, the Italian electronic toll service provider from Atlantia; acquisition of CapeOmega, the offshore gas infrastructure platform in Norway; and sale of Vermaat, the Dutch catering and hospitality business to Bridgepoint.
  • OMERS, a multinational financial institution and AXA on the acquisition of Amedes, the laboratory services provider.
  • Ancala Partners on its acquisition with Fiera Infrastructure of Augean plc, the waste management specialist.
  • DWS on the sale of its interest in Peel Ports.
  • The Hut Group on its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Mastercard on its acquisition of Nets' A2A infrastructure and payments business.
  • Infracapital on its acquisition of 50% of SSE Telecommunications.
  • IFM on its investment in Mersin International Port, in Turkey and its investment in FCC Aqualia, the Spanish water management business.
  • OTPP on its acquisition, with JPM, of Koole Terminals, the independent storage company, from EQT.
  • Cinven on: its sale of Guardian Financial Services to Admin Re and its acquisition of Amdipharm.
  • Apax on the IPO of Apax Global Alpha on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Actis on the transfer of its Globeleq Africa power portfolio to a consortium of CDC and Norfund.

Recognition

“Edward Holmes is excellent.”
Legal 500, 2022
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.