Ben Leigh

Ben’s representative transactions include advising:

Technology Transactions

• 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

Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection

• 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 gen-AI startup, on data protection compliance
• Perplexity.ai, on its publisher partnership programme, as well as data protection compliance
• A leading US-based social media company, on data protection compliance in the context of developing of AI
• 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, on data protection compliance
• Various investment funds, on data protection compliance

Venture Capital

• 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
• L Catterton, on its 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