Ed Jackson
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Ed Jackson

Senior Associate

Email

ed.jackson@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1461

Offices

London

V-CARD

Ed advises a mixture of trustees and employers on their pension arrangements across a variety of industries. He has significant experience in advising in respect of pensions issues relating to M&A.

In particular, he advises clients on strategic projects including business restructurings, closures, liability management exercises and de-risking together with day-to-day regulatory and compliance matters. 
 
Ed also has significant experience in advising in respect of the pensions aspects of M&A, including; regarding public takeovers, engaging with the Pensions Regulator, negotiating restructuring packages (including flexible apportionment arrangements and guarantee arrangements) in relation to moral hazard powers and criminal sanctions. 
 
Ed has spoken at industry conferences and training events and organised the 2024 APL conference in Brussels (the first overseas APL conference since 2016). 

 

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • An automative company on its $1.4 billion acquisition under the takeover code of another company in the same industry.
  • A manufacturing company in respect of the change of principal employer, creation of a statutory employer, entering into an FAA and new guarantee.
  • Trustees of separate multi-billion pound schemes in respect of two longevity swap arrangements, with aggregate £15bn of pension liabilities.
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of projects relating to strategic changes and restructurings to their asset backed funding arrangements.
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of the closure of their respective schemes to future accrual, navigating Courage amendment power considerations, consultation obligations and liaising with Unions.
  • A trustee in respect of separate projects involving it becoming the trustee of two additional pension schemes (aggregate assets of around £5 billion).
  • Clients (employer and trustee side) in respect of transferring to a Master Trust. 
  • Co-ordinating a number of multi-jurisdictional transactions in respect of pensions liability issues.

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Association of Pension Lawyers Conference, 2021

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Member of the Association of Pension Lawyers
  • Organiser of the annual APL Conference in Brussels 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales, 2011

Academic

LPC, GDL, Law, 2007-2009
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.