Ben Brown

Partner

Emailben.brown@akd.partners

Call+44 7919 552 374

London

About

Ben Brown is a tax lawyer with over 20 years' experience of advising large multinational businesses on the UK and international tax aspects of M&A, financing transactions, international group structuring and reorganisations, as well as on VAT matters. Ben has a particular interest in the financial services, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural Resources Financial Services Tax

EXPERIENCE

Ooredoo on its agreements with Zain group and TASC Towers Holdings to create the largest independent tower company in the MENA region valued at USD2.2bn
Warner Bros. Discovery on its GBP620m 50:50 JV with BT Group to create a combined sports offering in the UK and Ireland
Warner Bros. Discovery on the GBP1.15bn sale of All3Media to Redbird IMI
Ares Management in its capacity as collateral manager on a warehouse facility and public securitisation issued by an Ares European CLO vehicle, and various lenders and originators on UK securitisation structures
A number of US headed multinationals on major international corporate reorganisation and other intra-group structuring projects
Murphy Oil Corporation on the disposal of its UK retail petrol station network to Patron Capital and the sale of its Milford Haven Refinery to Klesch Refining Limited*
Royal Dutch Shell on the USD1bn disposal of its African retail network (including retail stations, commercial fuels, LPG, lubricants and marine businesses in 18 African countries) *
Morgan Stanley on the purchase and warehousing of a GBP13bn portfolio of Northern Rock loans from the UK government and on a subsequent GBP6.1bn securitisation*
Arqiva on its GBP3.6bn corporate re-organisation, re-financing and whole business securitisation*
Macquarie on the acquisition of various offshore wind farm transmission assets*

*denotes experience at a previous firm

Awards