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Introduction
Ben is a senior funds authority advising both financial sponsors and institutional investors on their private funds formation and investment mandates.
Ben has extensive experience acting for leading domestic and offshore private equity and venture capital sponsors on fund establishment and structuring, including on complex multi-jurisdictional structures, incentive arrangements, bespoke investor mandates and co-investment transactions. He also advises superannuation funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other institutional investors on primary fund commitments, secondary transactions, co-investments and separately managed accounts across a broad range of alternative asset classes.
• Mercury Capital | Advising on the establishment and operation of its A$1 billion Mercury Capital Fund twenty2*
• Potentia Capital | Advising on the establishment of Potentia Capital Fund I, Potentia Capital Fund II and co-investment vehicles for global institutional investors into Micromine, Soprano Design, Ascender, Education Horizons and Jinjer*
• Roc Partners | Advising on multiple domestic and offshore fund formations, including the Victorian Business Growth Fund, Roc Opportunity Fund, Roc Asia Pacific Private Equity Funds V and VI and Roc Global Opportunities Fund, and on their primary fund and co-investments with Australian and international private equity sponsors*
• The Riverside Company | Advising on the establishment of Riverside Australia Fund III and IV*
• Resource Capital Funds | Advising on the establishment of RCF Jolimont Mining Innovation Fund II and RCF Innovation Fund III, on the Australian aspects of the formation of its global RCF Private Equity Fund II and on its A$100 million co-investment platform for National Reconstruction Fund Corporation*
• QSuper (now Australian Retirement Trust) | Advising on its participation, in a consortium alongside IFM Investors, AustralianSuper and Global Infrastructure Partners, in the A$32 billion acquisition of Sydney Airport*
• Wollemi Capital | Advising on the establishment of a US$150 million climate solutions-focused co-investment platform for Rest Super*
• Glow Capital | Advising on the establishment of Glow Growth Fund*
• Future Now Capital | Advising on the establishment of Future Now Ventures Growth Fund and FNC Follow-on Fund*
• University of Melbourne | Advising in connection with the formation and cornerstone investment into Tin Alley Ventures Fund No. 1 and the University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-Seed Fund*
* Deals and experience prior to joining Ashurst.
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