Ben Leigh

Ben’s representative transactions include advising:

Transactions

• DoorDash, Inc. on its £2.9 billion proposed recommended take-private of food delivery platform Deliveroo plc
• Coinbase on its acquisition of Deribit, a cryptocurrency exchange
• FIS on its sale of Worldpay and acquisition of Global Payments’ issuer solutions business
• FTMO on its acquisition of OANDA, a global trading platform
• Worldpay on its acquisition of Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform
• EQT, CPP Investments, and Nord Anglia Education on the sale of Nord Anglia Education, a leading global provider of schooling
• Canva on its acquisition of Affinity, an award-winning creative software suite
• Yellow Wood Partners on the carve-out of Elida Beauty, a portfolio of brands from Unilever
• Mastercard in its acquisition of a minority stake and commercial arrangements in relation to the financial technology unit of MTN, Africa’s biggest mobile company by subscribers
• AllianceBernstein on the formation of its joint venture with Société Générale, to create a leading global investment management and research firm
• TWG Global and Billie Jean King Enterprises on its joint venture with the International Tennis Federation, to create a new partnership for the Billie Jean King Cup
• Urbaser on the carve-out of its Nordic business, a world leader in environmental solutions owned by Platinum Equity
• Farfetch on its sale to Coupang and Greenoaks, to create a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry
• Patria on its acquisition of abdrn’s private equity solutions business

Commercial

• Perplexity on its publisher partnership program
• A US-based social media company on its commercial agreements with telecommunications providers and operators 

Regulatory

• A leading content delivery network on compliance with the Digital Services Act
• A leading AI model developer on data protection compliance and compliance with the EU AI Act
• A leading global communications provider on compliance with the EU AI Act
• A leading US-based video generative AI startup on data protection compliance
• A US-based music generative AI startup on data protection, EU AI Act, and DSA compliance
• A US-based social media company on data protection compliance in the context of developing of AI, and the EU AI Act
• A leading China-based technology company on compliance with the EU AI Act
• A leading US-based hardware provider on compliance with the EU AI Act
• An international payments provider on the launch of its services globally and on data protection compliance
• Various investment funds on data protection compliance

Venture

• Perplexity on its Series B
• Sky Capital on its minority investment into 111Skin, a luxury skin and healthcare provider
• A leading VC firm on its series C funding of a gen-AI conversational platform
• 8VC on its series A funding of iComat, a developer of advanced structures for the aerospace and automotive industries
• L Catterton on its:
  • Growth investment into Irene Forte Skincare, a luxury skincare brand
  • Acquisition of Value Retail, creator and operator of luxury shopping destinations
• a16z on its series A funding of Gensyn Limited, a blockchain-based marketplace protocol for AI platforms