Edward Holmes
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Edward Holmes

Partner

Email

edward.holmes@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3594

+44 75 8431 3537

Offices

London

V-CARD
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

  • Iberdrola on the c.GBP900m sale of SP Smart Meter Assets, its U.K. smart meter business, to Macquarie.
  • Arcus Infrastructure Partners on its 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; acquisition of 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, 2023
“Ed Moser and Ed Holmes are exceptional lawyers and two of the best in the UK financing and M&A space.”
Legal 500, 2026
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.