Aaron Shute
Aaron Shute

Aaron Shute

Partner

London

+44 20 7859 2411 | +44 7917 431 290
Aaron.Shute@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Aaron has a wealth of experience as a corporate partner, advising on a range of complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

Aaron Shute is a M&A professional with more than 15 years' experience acting on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and consortium arrangements, and corporate advisory matters in both private and public (listed) contexts. He is dual qualified in the UK and Australia and advises on transactions in both jurisdictions on matters governed by English and Australian law.

Aaron's practice focuses on the infrastructure and energy sectors, and he has significant experience advising infrastructure funds and corporates. He has been named in the Legal 500 in the Infrastructure category and has been a member of our global Infrastructure Industry Board. His sector experience includes infrastructure, energy, digital economy, healthcare, life sciences, construction and facilities management, and education and training.

In addition, Aaron's practice also includes advising professional service firms on a range of domestic and cross-border partnership matters.

Aaron was previously based in our Melbourne office between 2010 and 2014. He is admitted to the Senior Courts of England and Wales, as well as the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia. 

  • Global Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of a 49.99% interest in Eni CCUS, a leading global platform in the carbon capture, utilization, and storage sector.
  • Arcus Infrastructure Partners on various transactions including on its acquisition of WCCTV Group, and separately on its acquisition of Wifinity.
  • Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of Wireless Infrastructure Group from 3i.
  • AMP Capital on various infrastructure investments of its Global Infrastructure Funds I and II including on AMP's proposed demerger and eventual sale of AMP Capital's private markets investment management business.
  • PPL Corporation on its £7.8 billion sale of UK electricity distribution group, Western Power Distribution to National Grid.
  • Abertis Infraestructuras on various transactions including its €948 million acquisition from AIMCo of a 50% interest in Chile's Autopista Central toll road, the subsequent €495 million investment by ADIA for a 20% stake in Abertis' entire Chilean toll road business, and separately the sale of Abertis' 33% stake in Road Management Group to InfraRed.
  • Bidders in relation to their proposed acquisitions of the Scandlines ferries business from 3i, and separately of Condor Ferries from Macquarie.
  • IFM Investors on various infrastructure and private equity transactions including in respect of its interests in various Australian airports following the offer by Future Fund for the assets owned by the Australian Infrastructure Fund.
  • Lendlease Corporation on the sale of its UK construction business to Atlas Holdings.
  • Babcock International on various transactions including the disposal of its UK Power business to PAI Partners-backed M Group Services, and separately on its disposal of Frazer-Nash Consultancy to Kellogg Brown & Root.
  • Interserve on a number of its disposals including with respect to its interests in Adyard (a UAE oil & gas service provider), Douglas OHI (an Omani construction provider), Khansaheb (a UAE construction and facilities management provider), Interserve Healthcare (a UK provider of complex and critical community healthcare), and Interserve Learning & Employment (a UK provider of apprenticeships and adult education).
  • QinetiQ Group on a number of its disposals including the sale of OptaSense Holdings (a provider of distributed fiber optic sensing solutions), Commerce Decisions (a provider of software and consultancy services for complex procurements), and Boldon James (a provider of data classification and secure messaging solutions).
  • LGC Group on various transactions including the sale of its Drug Development Solutions business, the sale of its Forensics division, and its acquisition from the British Retail Consortium of BRC Trading.
  • IVC Evidensia, the largest provider of veterinary services in the UK, on its divestment of a portfolio of veterinary practices in the UK.

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