Associate in the corporate group and works across a variety of corporate areas, including cross-border private and public mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets transactions.

Ben’s experience includes a broad range of sectors, including oil & gas and energy. Prior to joining Akin, Ben worked at another international law firm, undertaking seats within corporate, construction, commercial litigation and employment.

Representative Work

Advised LetterOne (L1) on an agreement to transfer the majority of Wintershall Dea’s non-Russia-related upstream business to London-listed Harbour Energy plc, the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) largest oil and gas producer, for a total consideration of $11.2 billion.
Advised Endava, a global provider of digital transformation, an agile development and intelligent automation services, on the acquisition of TLM Partners, Inc. together with its subsidiaries (TLM or the Monsters).
Advised Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Bugaboo Group, a global market-leader in strollers and premium children’s consumer products.
Advised Helios Investment Partners, the largest Africa-focused private investment firm, on the completion of the sale of Solevo, a leading African distributor of specialty chemicals, to Development Partners International (DPI).
Advised a client on the acquisition of undeveloped lithium mining rights in Argentina.

Represented Longboat Energy plc, a full-cycle, North Sea oil and gas company, in a fundraise, reverse takeover and farm-ins to assets owned by Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor, Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu and European independent exploration and production company Spirit.
Represented co-founders and directors in the sale of PharmaReview, a U.K. provider of compliance and copy review services for promotional materials used in the life sciences sector, to Bridgepoint Growth.
Represented the shareholders of U.K.-based The Segen Group Limited, a leading global distributor of residential and commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, in the sale of the company to Labora Holdings Limited.
Advised Dianomi plc on its AIM listing and £37 million placing of new and existing shares.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.