Ben Ward
Partner
Dubai
Ben Ward
Partner
Dubai
Contact Details
Ben has significant experience in a wide range of corporate transactions, including public takeover bids, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, equity issuances and private equity, and on general corporate advisory matters.
He frequently acts for clients on major complex cross-border deals. Ben has worked in the London and Dubai offices of Allen & Overy LLP.
Ben has spent time on secondment as a senior legal counsel in the M&A team of a FTSE 100 client.
In the 2022 Legal 500 rankings, Ben is recognised as a "Next Generation Partner". In the 2022 IFLR1000 rankings, Ben is recognised as a "Rising Star Partner".
Office
Dubai
11th Floor, Burj Daman Building, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
PO Box 506678
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2007
Academic
BA, University of Cardiff, 2001
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Experience highlights
Advising Aviva on its GBP5.6bn acquisition of Friends Life Group.
Advising Virgin Money on the acquisition of a GBP1.3bn credit card portfolio from MBNA Europe Bank and its related sale of Virgin Money Cards to MBNA for GBP210m.
Advising Société Générale on the sale of its majority stake in NSGB, its Egyptian bank, to Qatar National Bank for USD2bn.
Advising The Royal Bank of Scotland on the USD17bn merger of Alawwal Bank and the Saudi British Bank.
Office
Dubai
11th Floor, Burj Daman Building, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
PO Box 506678
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2007
Academic
BA, University of Cardiff, 2001
Recognition
Next Generation Partners
Legal 500 UAE 2022 (Corporate and M&A)
Rising Star Partner
IFLR1000 2021
Awards
2019 Middle East domestic deal of the year
Ben co-led the A&O team advising NatWest Markets plc on the USD17bn first-of-its-kind merger of Alawwal Bank and the Saudi British Bank which won IFLR’s 2019 Middle East domestic deal of the year.
