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Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Ben Slack
Work Department
Finance
Position
Highly regarded in the finance and restructuring market, Ben is a partner in the finance team and advises financial institutions, lenders and borrowers on financial aspects of lending, reorganisation and restructuring. Ben has a particular focus on the asset based lending sector and the incorporation of new funding platforms. Recent sector experience includes retail, leisure, environmental, transport and haulage and industrial and provident societies.
Career
Trained Pinsent Masons, qualified 2005; solicitor Pinsent Masons LLP 2005-06; partner Addleshaw Goddard LLP 2006-14; Seconded to Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, Global Restructuring Group 2010 – 2011; partner Clarion 2015.
Memberships
R3; TMA; Insolvency Lawyers Association; Restructuring & Turnaround Consultants Limited.
Education
King Edward VI School, Morpeth; University of Northumbria 1998-2002.
Leisure
Football; rugby; cricket; fishing; travel.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Banking and finance
Marie Pugh leads Clarion‘s Leeds-based banking and finance group. The team specialises in alternative finance, real estate development and investment finance, as well as corporate banking work. Ben Slack spearheads the team’s asset-based lending work, including refinancing and debt restructuring work.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading individuals)Clarion‘s Leeds-based business restructuring and insolvency team is led by Ryan Millmore, who specialises in administrations and restructuring assignments, with notable experience working with clients in the retail sector. Millmore acts as joint managing partner alongside ‘outstanding leader’ Roger Hutton, a specialist in pre-insolvency situations. Ben Slack regularly advises both insolvency practitioners and corporates on business and asset sales and acquisitions in the insolvency space. Alice Pratt‘s broad practice spans administrations, receiverships and liquidations. The team has particular strength in working for alternate and asset-based lenders. Senior associate Estelle Oates is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and corporate recovery Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance
- Leading individuals Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Banking and finance Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation