Thomas Whitney

Thomas Whitney

Senior Associate

Email

thomas.whitney@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2121

Offices

London

V-CARD
Tom advises a wide range of listed and privately held companies, as well as financial sponsors, on complex domestic and cross‑border corporate transactions.
His practice spans public and private M&A, joint ventures and equity capital markets, with significant experience guiding clients through high‑value and strategically important deals. Tom also advises boards and management teams on shareholder activism, corporate governance and a broad spectrum of general corporate advisory matters.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Wilson Sons and Ultranav on the USD500m sale of Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore to Tidewater Inc.*
  • Spectris plc on its GBP3.8bn takeover offer by Advent International and the competing GBP4.1bn takeover offer by KKR.*
  • INEOS on the sale of the Belstaff Group to Castore and its associated strategic investment in Castore.*
  • Morgan Advanced Materials plc on the sale of its Global Molten Metal Systems Business to Vesuvius plc.*
  • Australian Retirement Trust on its investment in National Gas Transmission.*
  • Redrow plc on its GBP2.5bn combination with Barratt Developments plc.*
  • Pennon plc on its GBP380m acquisition of SES Water and its associated GBP180m capital raising.*
  • The Restaurant Group on the disposal of its Leisure Business to The Big Table Group.*
  • Micro Focus International plc on its USD6bn takeover by Open Text Corporation.*
  • John Wood Group plc on the USD1.9bn sale of its Built Environment Business to WSP Global Inc.*
  • abrdn plc on its GBP1.49bn acquisition of interactive investor.*
  • Trafigura on its consolidation of Puma Energy.*
  • GoCo Group plc on its GBP594m takeover by Future plc.*
  • Premier Oil plc on its merger with Chrysaor Holdings Limited to form Harbour Energy plc.*
  • Walmart Inc. on its GBP6.4bn sale of a majority stake in Asda Group Limited to the Issa brothers and TDR Capital.*
  • Prudential plc on the demerger of M&G plc.*

    *Experience prior to joining A&O Shearman.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales, 2018

Academic

BA, Classics, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 2014

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.