Associado

Ben Ward

Restructuring, Special Situations

"Ben Ward is a strong up and coming lawyer - he has an excellent grasp of the technicals and attention to detail."
Legal 500

Geral

Ben Ward, senior associate, advises on complex domestic and cross-border restructurings and insolvencies for debtors, sponsors, funds, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, special servicers, pension trustees and strategic investors. He has worked on high-profile transactions across a range of sectors including retail, energy, insurance, mining, financial services and construction. Ben has been recognised as a key lawyer by The Legal 500 for Corporate restructuring & insolvency.

Ben spent 10 months on secondment at EQT Credit (now part of Bridgepoint Credit) supporting the Mid-Market lending and Credit Opportunities strategies, dealing with special situations, restructurings, and mid-market direct lending.

Experiência

  • Acting for a Bermuda registered, AIM-listed global insurance company, leading to the sale of its Accredited business out of a Bermudan provisional liquidation, including negotiations with the group’s lenders to finalise a restructuring plan which included a cram down of holdout creditors leading to an agreed consensual restructuring, contingency planning and ultimately the sale of Accredited and liquidation of the remaining group.
  • Advising Samsung and Saipem in connection with the restructuring of their joint venture partner Petrofac, including challenges to the plan in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, the latter successfully.
  • Advising HSBC and HSBC Innovation Bank in connection with the financial distress of the of fintech and digital trade finance provider Stenn, and its in-court administration proceedings.
  • Acting for BNY as trustee of two sets of notes issued by the Light Group, a Brazilian utility group, in connection with the group’s cross-border restructuring, including its Brazilian judicial reorganisation proceedings, English scheme of arrangement and US Chapter 15 proceedings.

Serviços e Indústrias Relacionadas

Reconhecimento

  • Listed as a key lawyer for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency, ‘Ben Ward is a strong up and coming lawyer - he has an excellent grasp of the technicals and attention to detail.’ (Legal 500 2023/24).

Registros

  • England and Wales
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