Ben Chalkley

Special Counsel

  • Ben Chalkley
  • Phone: +44 20 7786 2130
    Cell: +44 7551 001 037

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  • Duane Morris
    Citypoint, 16th Floor
    One Ropemaker Street
    London, UK EC2Y 9AW

Ben Chalkley is special counsel in the firm's Corporate Practice Group. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, restructurings, and corporate governance.

Ben has experience advising on both UK and cross-border transactions, supporting clients through the full lifecycle of corporate matters, from acquisitions and financings to ongoing governance and commercial advisory work. He regularly represents private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in connection with acquisitions, auction processes, and day-to-day operational and governance matters. Ben has a particular focus on advising clients in the financial services, healthcare, renewables, education and technology sectors.

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2026-present
  • Clyde & Co LLP
    - Associate Legal Director, 2015-2026
  • Squire Patton Boggs
    - Trainee Solicitor, 2013-2015

Education

  • BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2013
    - Distinction
  • Newcastle University, LL.B., 2011
    - First Class Honors

Representative Matters

  • Advised Skroutz Internet Services S.A. in relation to investment by CVC Capital Partners.

  • Advised Arivia S.A. on the sale of its plant-based cheese business to Upfield Europe B.V., part of the KKR Group.

  • Advised GS Engineering & Construction Corp. on its purchase of Elements (Europe) Limited.

  • Advised Jacobs Holding AG, a Swiss investment fund, on the acquisition of global private education group Cognita from KKR and Bregal Investments.

  • Advised Chatsworth Schools and Synova Capital on a series of 14 separate school and nursery acquisitions across the United Kingdom.

  • Advised TransactPay, a licensed E-Money Institution (EMI) in connection with its acquisition by Marqeta Inc.

  • Advised founder, Mr. Dimitris Spyridis, on the part sale of his minority stake in Hellenic Healthcare Group, the largest private healthcare provider in Greece and Cyprus, to PureHealth Holding PJSC, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, in a transaction that values HHG at €2.3 billion.

  • Advised the founders of Chatsworth Schools in connection to the sale of five schools to Outcomes First Group.

  • Advised the founders of Navarino S.A., a leading maritime technology company on the leveraged buy-out of its partner, backed by ICG, the global alternative asset manager.

  • Advised the Privilege group of companies, on various anaerobic digestor projects throughout the United Kingdom, including in respect of the financing, investments, and sales and acquisitions thereof.

  • Advised Step Partners in connection with a joint venture in the hotels sector with Alchemy Partners.

  • Advised Boxraw Limited, a fast-growing boxing lifestyle, apparel, and events brand, on its investments and growth strategy.

  • Advised Dialectica, a global information services and expert-network company, in connection with the inception of its debt finance facility.

  • Advised Singapore-headquartered Virtuos, one of the world’s largest game development and co-development companies, on its acquisition of UK-based Third Kind Games.

  • Advised various UK-based private schools in connection with their international expansions including into the Middle East and Asia.

  • Advised Volocopter, a pioneer in urban air mobility/eVTOL aircraft, on a joint venture with NEOM to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) mobility system integrated into NEOM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • Advised Golub Capital in connection with the English law aspects of its financing arrangements.

  • Advised the founder of UK discount retailer Poundworld on a majority sale to the US private equity firm TPG Capital.