LAWYER PROFILE

Aaron Stocks

UK 2026

Travers Smith LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed Funds

UK-wide

9 years ranked

About

Provided by Travers Smith LLP

Practice Areas

Aaron is Head of Transactions at Travers Smith.

Aaron's core focus in the role is creating more trusted adviser relationships and ensuring internal efficiencies developed in one part of the firm are replicated everywhere.

His practice is very broad, advising on all aspects of UK and cross-border corporate finance, fundraising, activism and M&A transactions for corporate and fund clients. He is recognised in directories for ECM work, M&A and fund formation and leads our listed funds, cash shells and SPACs work. He is also the representative of the listed private equity industry on the InvestEurope regulatory board and a key figure in capital markets reform in London.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed Funds - UK-wide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Aaron Stocks assists clients across the range of closed-ended fund matters and is particularly noted for his strength in IPOs.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Aaron is very knowledgeable in fund industry issues. He is proactive, communicates well and provides sophisticated thinking that makes things simple for the less experienced client.
Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed FundsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Aaron is a stunningly experienced lawyer.
Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed FundsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Aaron clearly has significant experience in advising UK listed funds and undertaking large transactions and brings this experience to his advice. I've found Aaron to be pragmatic in his approach.
Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed FundsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Aaron is commercial and great to work with.
Investment Funds: Closed-ended Listed FundsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession