Ben is member of the Global Corporate Group based in Reed Smith’s Chicago office and focuses his practice on private equity, leveraged finance, acquisition finance, venture capital and other debt financing transactions.
Ben represents clients in a wide range of financing transactions, including leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings, working capital financings/refinancings, subordinated and mezzanine facilities, and loan workouts and restructurings. He has extensive experience representing a variety of borrowers and issuers, including private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in lending transactions, such as syndicated acquisition financings, split lien loans, cross-border loans, secured and unsecured lines of credit, asset-based loans, cash-flow loans, bridge loans and subordinated indebtedness transactions.
Ben’s clients include private equity sponsors, public and private companies, major banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies as borrowers, agents and lenders in corporate lending and financial transactions.
According to Chambers USA 2022 "Ben is an outstanding lawyer. He is responsive, professional, practical, and understands the market well. Clients feel confident, when working with Ben, that he will help them get the right result."