Ben von Maur

Partner, London

Biography

Overview

Ben von Maur is a partner in our global M&A and Corporate practice based in London. He is a member of our EMEA Private Equity team.

Ben advises financial sponsors on a broad range of corporate transactions (including domestic, cross-border and global mergers and acquisitions) and equity incentive arrangements.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales
Education
LPC
BPP Law School
LLB
Queen Mary, University of London
MSc
SDA Bocconi
BA
Franklin University, Switzerland
Languages
English
German

Experience

CVC Capital Partners

  • CVC on the acquisition of a majority interest in Partner in Pet Food Group (PPF) from Cinven for a value of €1.5 billion.
  • CVC and EMMA Capital on their acquisition of 100% ownership of Packeta, s.r.o., a leading e-commerce logistics and delivery player in Czechia and Slovakia.
  • CVC on its investment in Unily, an employee experience platform provider.
  • CVC on its investment in FutureLife a.s., a pan-European provider of IVF and related genetics services, with a presence across eight European markets.
  • CVC's portfolio company FutureLife on its acquisition of the London based Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health (CRGH).

Triton

  • Triton's portfolio company Ramudden Global on the acquisition of RSG International in North America.
  • Triton on the acquisition of WaveLynx Technologies Corporation, a leader in the secure and open mobile-first identity and access control solutions industry.
  • Triton's portfolio company AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in step GmbH from its existing shareholders.
  • Triton's portfolio company Clinigen on its sale of Proleukin® to Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
  • Triton on its £1.2 billion recommended takeover of Clinigen Group plc, an AIM-listed global pharmaceutical services and products company focused on providing ethical access to medicines.
  • Triton and its portfolio company LeDap BidCo AB, in the co-investment of UK Padel Club Ltd, a UK based company who conducts operation and establishment of padel facilities.
  • Triton's portfolio company ACRE on its acquisition of Feenics, Inc., a developer and supplier of innovative cloud-based access control solutions.
  • Triton's portfolio company ACRE on its acquisition of Time Data Security, a provider of smart work-place products including visitor management, life safety and access control software solutions.
  • Triton on its acquisition of ACRE, a provider of security systems for access control and intrusion detection as well as innovative video solutions with a communication networking and intelligent appliance portfolio.
  • Triton on its sale of DSI Underground, a supplier of ground support products, systems and solutions for the underground mining and tunnelling industry to Sandvik.

Metric Capital Partners

  • Metric Capital Partners on its acquisition of approximately 23% preference equity stake in Zambrero Australia Holdings Pty Lt from Sam Prince Corporation Pty Ltd.
  • Metric Capital Partners on their minority investment in Danish toy retailer Maileg ApS by establishing a joint venture with Scope Capital.
  • Metric Capital Partners on its investment to support the acquisition of France-headquartered Groupe GPS SAS, a global leader in the provision of reusable packaging solutions, engaged in the leasing of returnable pallets and crates for packing, storing and transporting solid and liquid bulk cargo.
  • Metric Capital Partners on its acquisition of multiple portfolios of Non-Performing Loans and Real-Estate Owned assets in Spain.

MidEuropa

  • MidEuropa on its €1bn disposal of Zabka Polska to CVC.
  • MidEuropa on its disposal of Norican Group to Altor Equity Partners.

Novator Partners

  • Novator on its minority investment into Steel City Interactive Limited, an eSports video game developer based in the UK.
  • Novator as lead investor in Cyberspace B.V., the holding company for the Nord Security/Surfshark group, a global leader in internet privacy and security solutions, on its first P1 preferred share financing round, with participation from Burda Principal Investments.
  • Novator on its acquisition of Avantel SAS, a provider of telecommunications services in Colombia, and advice on the restructuring proceedings.
  • Novator Partners on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Nextel Chile (now trading as WOM), a mobile telephone operator in Chile.
  • Play Communications SA, the leading mobile network operator in Poland, and its reference shareholders Novator and Olympia, on ILIAD SA's €2.2 billion all cash public tender offer for all of the shares in Play.
  • Play Communications SA, the leading mobile network operator in Poland, and its reference shareholders Novator and Olympia, on its €1 billion initial public offering on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
  • Novator Partners on its series B investment in Klang Games GmbH, a Berlin based game studio developing MMO games.
  • ovator Partners on its investment in Machine Zone, Inc., a San Francisco based game studio known for games such as "Game of Fire" and "Final Fantasy", and its merger with AppLovin Corp.
  • Novator Partners on its seed investment in Lockwood Publishing Limited, a Nottingham based game studio developing "Avakin Life".

Other representative transactions

  • IFS and its shareholders, including EQT, on an investment by Hg in IFS, a global cloud enterprise software provider and WorkWave in a transaction where the companies are valued at US$10 billion.
  • Blackstone Credit on their debt and minority equity investment to support iAero Group in a highly complex transaction aimed at creating a pan-American aviation business, including the acquisitions of AeroThrust Holdings, LLC and Miami Tech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
  • Various global credit funds on their equity co-investments.
  • Rohlik Group on its €190m series B fundraising round.
  • IFM Global Investors on the acquisition (together with Vitol) of Buckeye Partners' 50 percent equity interest in VTTI, the leading global independent provider of energy storage.
  • Masdar in its acquisition of John Laing Group's stakes in the 149 MW Rocksprings wind farm in Texas and 30 MW Sterling wind farm in New Mexico.
  • Lightsource Renewable Energy and its founders on BP Alternative Energy's investment and the launch of Lightsource BP.
Awards and Recognition

"White & Case has an exceptional focus on client service and on delivering to client requirements, no matter the circumstances."
Chambers UK Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above