Scott Ashton
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Capital Markets: Debt
Band 4
About
Provided by Scott Ashton
Career
Scott has a corporate finance practice with emphasis on cross–border securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. His capital markets experience includes private placements and public offerings of debt and equity (including Rule 144A, Regulation S, and SEC–registered offerings); his M&A experience encompasses public and private acquisitions, asset sales, and tender offers; and his restructuring experience includes debt restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and corporate spin‑offs.
As part of the firm’s leading private placement team, Scott has specialized experience in representing issuers who wish to make private placements of securities to institutional investors. In addition to traditional model form transactions, Scott is a member of the Loan Market Association working group on private placements that developed the LMA private placement documentation.
Chambers Review
Europe
Scott Ashton is noted for his private placement-focused practice. He works with issuer clients on both international and domestic deals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Scott is an expert in this field, both from the legal and commercial perspective."
"Scott is broad-thinking and prepared to think outside of the remit, offering up new ideas and thinking ahead."
"Scott consistently delivers high-level services and counsel."
"Scott is an expert in this field, both from the legal and commercial perspective."
"Scott is broad-thinking and prepared to think outside of the remit, offering up new ideas and thinking ahead."
"Scott consistently delivers high-level services and counsel."
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