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Scott Ashton

Global 2026

Morrison Foerster

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Debt

5 years ranked

About

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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

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Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Debt - UK

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Scott Ashton is noted for his private placement-focused practice. He works with issuer clients on both international and domestic deals.

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Strengths

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Scott is always a pleasure to work with, even under pressure.
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