Ben is an English law partner and global co-Head of the Banking Practice of Linklaters in Madrid.
He is currently actively involved in complex financial and corporate restructurings, and he has experience advising both investment banks and corporate clients in a wide range of banking transactions, including private equity leveraged financing, investment grade lending and real estate financing.
Chambers ranks him as a leading individual among UK/US-qualified experts practicing in Spain, describing him as one of the most experienced English lawyers based in Spain, who is incredibly well-reputed and has an impressive track record. Clients report that Ben has an in-depth knowledge of financing structures and possesses an excellent understanding of finance law. He is also recognized as highly capable and a clear market leader. According to client sources, he is a “very reliable expert with a commercial vision and a pragmatic approach that helps implement business-oriented solutions,' highlighting that he “is creative and able to find a compromise between stakeholders” and that “his high expertise in financing is accompanied by remarkable empathy. He is always calm and confident”. Moreover, they note that "he generates comfort, which is what one looks for in a partner."
Legal 500 ranks him as a leading individual in Banking and Finance and Restructuring and insolvency.
Ben’s prior experience includes:
Ben has been based in the firm’s Madrid office since 2004. He has also worked in the firm’s London and Paris offices on cross-border transactions. He was seconded to the leveraged finance equity sponsors group of Credit Suisse First Boston for six months in 2002.
Ben holds a Master’s degree in Mediaeval History and French from the University of St. Andrews and a Certificat d’Etudes Politiques from L’Institut de Sciences-Politiques of Paris.
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