Benjamin Kent
USA Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Mining & Metals
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About
Provided by Benjamin Kent
Practice Areas
General Practice
Credit & Leveraged Finance
Energy Transition
Infrastructure
Project Development & Finance
Career
Benjamin Kent is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group, advising on a wide range of matters for both U.S. and non-U.S. clients across numerous industries.
Ben’s practice is focused on debt and equity financing transactions, including project, leveraged and acquisition financings, and includes M&A and joint venture work, particularly in the context of natural resources and infrastructure transactions.
Ben has been based in New York since 2014, having previously worked in the Firm’s Frankfurt and London offices, and his experience includes numerous cross-border and multi-jurisdictional financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in which he has represented a variety of borrowers, lenders, sponsors, underwriters, buyers and sellers.
Personal
Harvard Law School, LL.M., 2009
The Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, B.A., 2008
Chambers Review
USA
Benjamin Kent is an up-and-coming partner held in high regard by a client base of prominent mining companies. He routinely assists in major financing matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Benjamin is not only knowledgeable but proactive in approaching matters."
"He always reacts quickly with intelligent opinions and advice."
"He is always responsive, thoughtful, commercial and highly intelligent."
"Benjamin is not only knowledgeable but proactive in approaching matters."
"He always reacts quickly with intelligent opinions and advice."
"He is always responsive, thoughtful, commercial and highly intelligent."