Ben Leigh

Ben’s representative transactions include advising:

Technology Transactions

• 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.
• An international payments provider, on its investment into a mobile payments platform operated in Africa.
• AllianceBernstein, a leading global investment management and research firm, on the formation of its joint venture with Société Générale.
• TWG Global and Billie Jean King Enterprises, in a joint venture with the International Tennis Federation, to create a new partnership for the Billie Jean King Cup.
• Urbaser, a world leader in environmental solutions owned by Platinum Equity, on the sale of its Nordic business.
• Farfetch, a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry, on its sale to Coupang and Greenoaks.
• Patria, on the carve-out of a private equity solutions business from abrdn.

Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection

• A leading global communications provider, on compliance with the EU AI Act.
• A leading US-based video gen-AI startup, on data protection compliance.
• A leading US-based search gen-AI startup, on data protection compliance.
• A leading US-based social media company, on data protection compliance in the context of developing of AI.
• 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

• 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.