Benjamin J. Cohen
Partner
New York
benjamin.cohen@lw.com
+1.212.906.1623
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
INDUSTRIES
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Retail & Consumer Products
EDUCATION
- JD/MBA, New York University, 2009
cum laude - JD/MBA, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, 2009
- BA, Emory University, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Benjamin Cohen advises public and private corporations and their boards on business-defining transactions that drive growth and shape the global markets. He also regularly represents leading investment banks and private equity sponsors on investments and financings at all levels of the capital structure.
A nationally recognized corporate lawyer, Benjamin serves as a strategic advisor in clients’ high-profile and innovative capital markets and other transactions involving:
- Initial public offerings
- Direct listings
- Public mergers and acquisitions
- Direct lending and private capital
- SPAC transactions
- High-yield debt offerings
- Leveraged buyouts
- Public and private equity offerings
- Debt exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations
He approaches each matter with a sophisticated understanding of market terms, drawing on his experience and deep relationships with investment banks, private equity funds, venture capital funders, and innovative companies. He represents clients across a broad range of sectors, including technology, consumer, retail, healthcare, sports, media, gaming, homebuilding, industrial, and insurance.
A recognized leader at the firm, Benjamin serves on the Associates Committee. He maintains an active pro bono practice, including matters involving asylum, Holocaust reparations, and gender-affirming name changes.
Benjamin has received broad industry recognition for his transactional work, including by Law360, which named him a Rising Star in the field of capital markets.
EXPERIENCE
Benjamin’s extensive capital markets experience includes IPOs and direct listing for:
- Warby Parker
- Spotify Technology
- Coinbase
- Slack Technologies
- Manchester United
- Endeavor
- Allbirds
- GitLab
- Mister Car Wash
- Compass
- Squarespace
- GoodRx
- Camping World
- Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
- Fidelis Insurance Holdings
- Vacasa
- Kaltura
- EverCommerce
- Brilliant Earth
- Envista Holdings
- Funko
- Medpace Holdings
- REV Group
- Orion Engineered Carbons
- WCI Communities
- Ollie’s Bargain Outlet
- Zoe’s Kitchen
Benjamin’s other notable transactions include representing:
- Manchester United in the acquisition of a minority stake by INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe
- Silver Lake in its US$12.5 billion take-private acquisition of Qualtrics
- Endeavor in:
- UFC and WWE’s US$21+ billion merger
- Its US$13 billion take-private by Silver Lake
- Skydance Media on its US$28 billion merger with Paramount to form “New Paramount” — a next-generation media and technology leader
- The initial purchasers in Coinbase’s US$1.1 billion convertible notes offering
- Goldman Sachs in Staples’ US$3 billion senior notes offering
- Resorts World Las Vegas in its US$1 billion senior notes offering
- The initial purchasers in several investment-grade senior notes offerings for Danaher, totaling over US$21 billion