Ben Elkington
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Ben Elkington

Senior Associate

Email

ben.elkington@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 203 088 2232

Offices

London

V-CARD
Ben is a private equity real estate lawyer advising on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions across asset classes, including direct and indirect investment acquisitions and disposals, financings, joint ventures, developments, lettings and operational/management arrangements.
Ben has extensive experience advising private capital clients (including private equity funds, sovereign wealth and high net worth individuals) and institutional clients on their high value and strategic transactions including UK and pan-European portfolios and insurance-backed structured transactions. Ben’s experience includes a secondment at a global investment bank.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global investment fund on its tri-partite GBP1.5 billion UK life sciences joint venture. (previous firm experience)
  • A global investment fund on its GBP1 billion joint venture in respect of a mixed use portfolio in London. (previous firm experience)
  • A European warehouse and logistics company on a EUR350 million pan-European portfolio disposal. (previous firm experience)
  • A group of investors on their exit from a pan-European logistics platform joint venture. (previous firm experience)
  • A private equity investor on its sale and leaseback acquisition of a high value UK warehouse portfolio. (previous firm experience)

Recognition

“Recognized as an “Other key lawyer” in the Commercial property: investment category.”
Legal 500 UK, 2023 and 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2012

Academic

Upper Second Class, BA (Hons), Law, University of Nottingham, 2008

Distinction, Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2009

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.