Recent work
Ed is Head of Banking. He advises borrower clients across a range of treasury financing activities and credit fund and bank lenders on more highly structured leveraged lending transactions.
Highlights include advising in relation to:
- acquisition and leveraged financings acting for lenders including Deutsche Bank, Ares, CDPQ, Fortress, H.I.G. and Schroders in a wide variety of sectors and jurisdictions, including in relation to corporates, energy and infrastructure assets, financial institutions, and real estate assets
- bid financings for corporate and fund bidders, including SoftBank’s $40bn facility for purposes including the subscription for shares in OpenAI, Zurich’s acquisition of Beazley, Greencore’s acquisition of Bakkavor, Spectris’ acquisition of Micromeritics, Fortress Investment Group LLC’s recommended offer for Loungers plc, Schneider Electric’s acquisition of Aveva, HKEx’s bid for the London Stock Exchange Group plc, Marsh & McLennan Companies’ bid for Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Wren House Infrastructure’s acquisition of North Sea Midstream Partners, Compagnie Financiere Richemont’s acquisition of Yoox Net-a-Porter, Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Cinemas, Mediclinic’s acquisition of Al Noor Hospitals Group and Cable & Wireless Communications’ acquisition of Columbus International
- transformational refinancings and capital reorganisations for clients including ASOS, Videndum, De La Rue, Yell, Countrywide, Glas Cymru, and Punch Taverns
- treasury financing transactions for borrower clients including loan facilities, bonds (including EMTNs, convertible bonds and high yield bonds), US private placements, CP programmes, supply chain financings, and derivative and structured finance transactions. Clients include 3i, Ascential, ASOS, Avolta, BHP, Bristol University, Centrica, EY, Fidelity, FirstGroup, Glas Cymru, Hays, HomeServe, Ibstock, J.C.B., Just Eat Takeaway, Kerry, Land Securities, M&G European Property Fund, Meggitt, Morgan Advanced Materials, Ninety One, Ports of Jersey, Richemont, Redrow, Rolls-Royce, Senior, SoftBank, Softcat, Spectris, The States of Jersey, South West Water, Stock Spirits and Videndum
Ed is listed in the Banking & Finance section of Chambers UK, 2025. He is listed as a leading partner in the Derivatives and Structured Products section of the Legal 500, 2025. He has been repeatedly ranked in Mergerlinks' list of the Top Ten Financing Lawyers in EMEA, ranking first in 2023 and second in 2024.
Ed is a member of the City of London’s Law Society Financing Technical committee.
"Ed is extremely personable, consistently helpful and very diligent, with strong expertise across all types of financing. I would not hesitate to recommend him to others." Chambers UK 2026
"Ed provides outstanding client service." Chambers UK 2026
"Ed’s client roster and extensive corporate experience mean he is often the go-to for all manner of queries. His ability to wrap his perspectives in relatable advice is always highly welcomed." Chambers UK 2026
"Ed has impressive legal knowledge coupled with a strong understanding of business. His ability to negotiate complex matters clearly and simply is truly a pleasure to witness." Chambers UK 2026
“Ed combines technical expertise, commercial experience and gravitas with humility and humour, making him incredibly valuable and influential in the heat of a transaction.” Chambers UK 2026