Ben Spiers is a leading mergers and acquisitions attorney, focusing on public and private M&A, securities and corporate restructurings. He has advised a number of clients on complex cross-border transactions across the globe. Ben has also been recognized as a leader in his field by Chambers UK.
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Work Highlights
- Melrose Industries on its successful £7.8 billion hostile offer for GKN plc
- Blackstone on its acquisition of Cirsa SA for €2.3 billion
- Silver Lake on its takeover of ZPG plc (with co-investment from GIC and PSP) for £2.2 billion
- HP Enterprise on the sale of its software division to Micro Focus plc for £8.8 billion
- Softbank on its £24.3 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings
- Honeywell International on its agreement to purchase the Elster division of Melrose Industries for £3.3 billion
- BT on its £12.5 billion acquisition of EE, UK’s largest mobile operator
Accolades
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Chambers UK – Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability
Education
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The College of Law, Chester, 1993
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University of Oxford, 1990 Pure and Applied Biology
Ben Spiers is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s London office and a member of the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Ben’s practice focuses on public and private M&A, securities and corporate restructurings, with a particular focus on the telecom, media and technology sector. He has spent many years advising clients on complex cross-border transactions across the globe.
Recent transactions include Melrose Industries on its successful £7.8 billion hostile offer for GKN plc, Blackstone on its acquisition of Cirsa SA for €2.3 billion, Silver Lake on its takeover of ZPG plc (with co-investment from GIC and PSP) for £2.2 billion.
Experience prior to Simpson Thacher, includes representing:
- HP Enterprise on the sale of its software division to Micro Focus plc for £8.8 billion
- Softbank on its £24.3 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings
- Honeywell International on its agreement to purchase the Elster division of Melrose Industries for £3.3 billion
- BT on its £12.5 billion acquisition of EE, UK’s largest mobile operator
- Vodafone on its agreement to sell its entire interest in China Mobile Limited for £4.3 billion
Ben received his BA Hons degree from the University of Oxford in Pure and Applied Biology and completed a law conversion qualification and law school at the College of Law in Chester. He is admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales.