Ben Robins
Ben is a partner with extensive experience in investment funds, offshore capital markets and structured finance. Funds work: Ben has advised fund promoters including Accent Equity, Actera, Alpha Associes Conseil, Bancroft Private Equity, Investors in Private Equity, Kingsbridge Capital, Mercapital, Natixis, Northzone Ventures, Priveq Advisory, Scope Growth, W.L. Ross and Zurmont Madison (all private equity/VC) and Schroder, Legal & General, Grosvenor, Hermes, Goodman Group, UNITE Group plc, Catalyst and White Peak (all real estate). Finance work: Ben has advised on many large securitisation, repackaging and tier-1 capital transactions, including MTN and commercial paper programmes, for financial institutions such as HSBC, Credit Suisse International, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, HypoVereinsbank, West LB, Erste Bank, Helaba and Deutsche Postbank AG. Ben’s finance practice also includes work on high-value structured finance and real estate finance transactions. What the directories say: Ben is recommended in the International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers, 2014; Ben Robins provides ‘remarkable service’ (Legal 500, 2013); clients commend the advocate for being ‘sensible, pragmatic and commercial’ (Chambers UK, 2013). · Mourant
About
Partner at Mourant in Jersey with extensive experience in investment funds, offshore capital markets and structured finance. He advises private equity/VC and real estate fund promoters and major financial institutions on securitisations, repackaging, MTN and commercial paper programmes; joined Mourant Ozannes in 1997, became partner in 2002 and was appointed head of global funds in 2008. Recommended in directories including the International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers (2014) and cited by Legal 500 and Chambers UK.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Trained at Speechly Bircham, London
Admissions
- Qualified as an English solicitor (currently non-practising)
- Qualified as a Jersey solicitor (2000)