Ben Yeoh is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds practice based in the firm’s London office.
Ben acts for private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and venture fund managers on the structuring, establishment, operation and fundraising of private investment funds and advises investors on their fund investments. Ben also advises on co-investments, separate managed account arrangements, spin-outs and carry and co-investment schemes.
Ben is recognized as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 UK.
Experience
Private Equity
- Endless, a UK private equity manager on the fundraising of Endless IV, and Endless V
- Longship, a Nordic private equity manager on the fundraising of Longship I, Longship II, and Longship III
- capital D, a European private equity manager on the fundraising of Capital D SCSp
- Triton Partners, a European private equity manager, on fund co-investments
- Polaris, a Nordic private equity manager on the raising of Polaris Private Equity V
- Herkules, a Nordic private equity manager in relation to various fund matters
- Investcorp, a global asset manager on various GP-led restructurings and fund related matters
- Epiris, a UK private equity manager on various fund matters
- Investindustrial, a European private equity manager on the raising of Strategic Capital I LP
- Cubera, a Nordic secondaries manager, on their two most recent fundraisings
Venture Capital
- Epidarex, a trans-Atlantic venture manager on the raising of Epidarex III UK
- Superseed, a venture manager on the raising of Superseed II
- British Business Bank, on multiple ECF schemes, and multiple investments under the VC Catalyst scheme (Notion, Passion Capital, Seraphim, ADV, Edge)
Infrastructure
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on Antin Infrastructure Partners Mid Cap I
- Amber Infrastructure on various SMA vehicles and fund matters
- Glennmont Partners on various fund matters
- UK Green Investment Bank plc on its offshore wind fund
- Basalt Partners on its spin out from Balfour Beatty plc
Real Estate
- Kennedy Wilson on various fund related matters
- M7 Real Estate Limited on the Islay European Real Estate Fund
- Tunstall Real Estate Management Limited on Tunstall Real Estate Credit Fund II
Investor Side Experience
- Acting for Partners Group, Willis Towers Watson, the Church Commissioners and a large family office on various fund investments
Areas of Practice
Credentials
Education
MA (Law)2008
University of Cambridge
Clerkships
High Court of Justice of England and Wales, The Hon. Mr. Vos and The Hon. Mr. Roth as Judicial Assistant
Admissions
Bars
- England & Wales
Recognition & Awards
Ben is listed by Legal 500 UK as a rising star in Private Funds.
Publications
Ben’s recent publications include:
- Author, “Everything you need to know about preferred equity,” The Drawdown, April 2021
- Quoted, “Fee structures: adventures in LP flexibility,” Unquote, August 2018
- Quoted, “Private equity’s divide,” The Drawdown, June 2018
- Co-Author, “Adopting a different waterfall ― where will your profit flows end up?,” Private Funds Management, November 2017