Ben Stewart

Ben Stewart advises on ASX-listed company takeovers, schemes of arrangement, private M&A, joint venture transactions and equity capital raisings. He acts for corporate, private equity and investment banking clients across several sectors with a principal focus on energy and resources.

Ben has experience acting on cross-border and regulated acquisitions and has worked on some of the most significant and complex corporate transactions in Australia and globally, including in Africa, the Americas, India and the UK/Europe.

Ben also advises on corporate governance requirements and general compliance under the Corporations Act and the ASX listing rules for the ongoing management of ASX-listed public companies.

Prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Ben worked at a leading US law firm in London and was part of the team that advised Comcast Corporation on its £30.6 billion competitive takeover offer for Sky plc, and Reliance Industries on its unprecedented series of capital raisings from world leading strategic and financial investors amounting to over US$25 billion. Ben also completed a secondment at the Australian Takeovers Panel in 2016.

In 2025, Ben was recognized as a leading corporate lawyer in Western Australia by Doyle's Guide. In 2017, Ben was recognized as winner of the M&A category in the Australian 30 under 30 awards.