Partner

Head of Aviation and office senior partner, Southampton

Ben is a partner and heads up the Aviation sector group at Blake Lapthorn. Ben is a transaction specialist maintaining a general banking and finance workload and specialising in international aircraft finance and leasing transactions advising lessors, purchasers and operators on buying, selling and leasing of commercial aircraft, engines and parts. He routinely advises purchasers, sellers, financiers and operators on all aspects applicable to international sale and leasebacks, cross-border seasonal subleasing, purchases, novations and sales of commercial airliners, engines as well as private jets and helicopters. Ben also advises in the arenas of property and pensions finance.

He joined Blake Lapthorn in 2006 after working for three years in the Corporate Finance department of another large firm based in the South East of England.