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    Ben Perry

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    London +44-20-7959-8900
    perryb@sullcrom.com
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    Ben Perry practices primarily English law and advises on a wide range of transactions, in particular cross-border M&A and private equity. He is currently ranked as a leading individual for M&A and highlighted for private equity by The Legal 500 United Kingdom and ranked as highly regarded for M&A and private equity by IFLR 1000.

    Ben was instrumental in the development of, and continues to oversee, the market-leading trainee solicitor programme in the London office. Ben was twice named “Best Training Principal” at the LawCareers.Net Training and Recruitment Awards.

    Ben is also involved in the wider legal profession via the Law Society of England and Wales (the LSEW), which is the professional representative body for solicitors in England and Wales as a whole, and the City of London Law Society (the CLLS), which is the professional representative body for solicitors and law firms in the City of London. He is currently a member of the Education and Training Committee of the LSEW and of the Company Law Committee of the CLLS, and was previously a member of the Training Committee of the CLLS for over eight years and of the Main Committee of the CLLS for six years. In addition, he is a member of the committee overseeing the City Solicitors Horizons social mobility initiative.

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    Ben Perry Discusses Working as a Cross-Border M&A Lawyer and S&C’s London Trainee Solicitor Programme with Legal Cheek

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    S&C Advises State Street Investment Management on Strategic Investment in Coller Capital

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    Sullivan & Cromwell Recognized in IFLR1000 UK 2025 

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    Sullivan & Cromwell Recognized in Legal 500 UK 2026

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    Experience

    Experience

    • Amgen on its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics
    • The Infrastructure business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives on its takeovers of Adapteo, Calisen and CityFibre, the capital raisings and refinancing of CityFibre, Calisen’s acquisition of MapleCo, the sale of Calisen to EQT and GIC and the establishment of Verdalia Bioenergy
    • The Private Equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives on the sale of Caldic, the sale of Navico, the acquisition of Amedes, the IPO and subsequent sale of shares in HeadHunter, its acquisition of a 33% stake in, and on the subsequent IPO of EcoOnline, its acquisition of a 50% stake in and on the IPO of, and subsequent sales of shares in, Hastings Insurance (including the sale of a 29.9% stake to Rand Merchant Investment), its investment in LeasePlan, LeasePlan’s spin-off of CarNext and subsequent merger with the Constellation Automotive, the acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD (now Ayvens), the initial acquisition and subsequent sale of NGA HR and various other transaction
    • Evercore on its acquisition of Robey Warshaw
    • The Goldman Sachs Group on its sale of OOO Goldman Sachs Bank to Balchug Capital
    • Apax Partners on its take-private of Norva24 Group AB
    • FNZ Group on its raises of equity from existing shareholders in 2024 and 2025
    • CIM Group on the creation of Round Hill Capital Ventures
    • Minera Latinoamericana and Minsur S.A. on the sale of Mineração Taboca S.A. to China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group
    • Lazard as financial advisor to K1 Investment Management on its acquisition of MariaDB
    • ADQ on its investment in Sotheby's
    • e& on its acquisition of a 15% stake in Vodafone and the entry into a relationship agreement with Vodafone providing for board representation as the largest shareholder

    • Liquidnet on its sale to TP ICAP
    • Piper Sandler on its acquisitions of The Valence Group and Adiviti Capital Advisors
    • Spirit AeroSystems on its acquisition of Bombardier’s aerostructures and aftermarket services operations in Belfast, Casablanca and Dallas
    • C.banner on its disposal of Hamleys and its proposed acquisition of House of Fraser
    • Apollo on its proposed takeovers of FirstGroup and RPC Group
    • Elis on its takeover of Berendsen
    • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its investment, in the form of debt and equity, to support SNC-Lavalin’s takeover of WS Atkins
    • Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate on its merger with Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
    • Fifth Third Bank in connection with a transaction agreement with Vantiv to facilitate Vantiv’s takeover of Worldpay Group
    • Fiera Capital on its acquisition of Charlemagne Capital
    • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the sale of its shares in Pets at Home, its acquisition of a stake in NEW Asurion Corporation, its acquisition of a stake in Entertainment One and the subsequent acquisition of Entertainment One by Hasbro, its acquisition of a stake in Grupo Costanera, its acquisition (as part of a consortium) of AWG, its funding for Genivar’s offer for WSP, its arrangements with Hermes Infrastructure to acquire a stake in Associated British Ports and various other transactions
    • Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on their proposed acquisition of the investment portfolio of SVG Capital
    • Goldman Sachs as financial adviser to Outotec on its combination with Metso Minerals, to MMC on its acquisition of JLT, to Vista Equity Partners on their acquisition of Misys, to Cirrus Logic on its acquisition of Wolfson Microelectronics, to Nikon Corporation on its acquisition of Optos and to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance on its acquisition of Amlin
    • Centerview as financial adviser to the board of directors of Nightstar Therapeutics on its acquisition by Biogen
    • Goldman Sachs Group on the sale of its remaining interest in Rothesay Life to a consortium of Blackstone, GIC, and Mass Mutual
    • APR Energy on its takeover by a consortium led by Fairfax and its acquisition of GE’s power rental business
    • Stryker Corporation on its acquisition of Stanmore Implants
    • York Capital Management, as a shareholder in Globalworth, in connection with Growthpoint Properties’ investment in Globalworth, and on the restructuring and recapitalisation of Bibby Offshore
    • Apollo and CVC Capital Partners on the takeover of Brit Insurance by Fairfax
    • Apollo and CVC Capital Partners on their takeover, and on the IPO, of Brit Insurance
    • Lightyear Capital on its acquisition of a majority interest in Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford
    • CGI Group on its takeover of Logica
    • Rio Tinto on its acquisition of Turquoise Hill and the sale of the Alcan Beauty Packaging business to Sun Capital Partners
    • A consortium led by Silver Lake Partners on the acquisition of Skype
    • Arcandor (formerly KarstadtQuelle) on the merger of Thomas Cook with MyTravel
    • The chairman and CEO of Abbot Group on the company’s takeover by First Reserve
    • PAION on its takeover of CeNeS Pharmaceuticals
    • Finmeccanica on the financing for its acquisition of DRS Technologies Inc.
    • Constellation Energy on the sale of its international commodities business
    • The consortium that owns and operates The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline on commercial and shareholder arrangements and financing
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    News

    News

    • Ben Perry Discusses Working as a Cross-Border M&A Lawyer and S&C’s London Trainee Solicitor Programme with Legal Cheek

      November 24, 2025
    • S&C Advises State Street Investment Management on Strategic Investment in Coller Capital

      November 4, 2025
    • S&C Advises Evercore on its Acquisition of Robey Warshaw

      July 30, 2025
    • S&C Advises Pershing Square in $900 Million Investment in Howard Hughes

      May 12, 2025
    • S&C Advises Apax Funds on SEK 6.63 Billion Recommended Offer for Norva24 Group AB (publ)

      March 10, 2025
    • S&C Advises Financial Adviser in $7.1 Billion Privatization Proposal for Real Estate Investment Manager ESR Group

      December 9, 2024
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Vanessa Blackmore, Ben Perry, Jeremy Kutner and Matthew Triggs Author Law360 Article on FCA UK Market Abuse Regulation Guidance

      Articles January 15, 2025
    • Vanessa Blackmore, Ben Perry and Matthew Triggs Author Law360 Article on New UK Prospectus Regime

      Articles August 23, 2024
    • Vanessa Blackmore, Ben Perry and Matthew Triggs Author Law360 Article on UK’s PISCES Proposals

      Articles May 29, 2024
    • S&C Lawyers Author Law360 Article on How ESG Matters Are Influencing Due Diligence Trends

      Articles June 23, 2022
    • Recent De-SPAC Transactions in Europe

      Podcasts June 9, 2022
    • The Impact of Brexit on Choice of Law

      Podcasts December 8, 2021
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • College of Law, Chester, Diploma in Legal Practice, 1996
    • University of Oxford, M.A., 1995

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
    • England and Wales
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    • Europe
    • Infrastructure
    • M&A Financial Advisory and Valuation
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Middle East
    • Private Equity
    • Project Development & Finance
    • Technology
    • Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies
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