Finance partner Benjamin Downie joins Jones Day in Sydney
Benjamin Downie has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Financial Markets Practice. He is based in the Firm's Sydney Office.
Mr. Downie has 24 years of experience advising clients in the raising of domestic and international credit and private capital across the securitization, structured finance and debt capital markets. His clients include sponsors and originators, private equity funds, domestic and international banks, and investment banks. Mr. Downie has worked on the full spectrum of transaction types and asset classes including the use of structured credit as the primary source of debt funding for M&A transactions, commercial real estate warehousing, CMBS and the establishment of dealer floor plan and retail off-take transactions in the automotive market.
"Ben has acted on a range of innovative and first-of-type transactions throughout the Asia Pacific region, and he recently advised a private equity fund on the structured finance aspects of the largest public-to-private acquisition of 2024 in Australia," said Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, Chair of the EMEA and APAC regions of Jones Day's Financial Markets Practice. "He has worked with major clients in the automotive, telecommunications, real estate and energy industries, which is an excellent complement to some of the key sectors served by our global practice group. I am delighted to welcome him to Jones Day."
At Jones Day, Mr. Downie joins a team of nearly 320 lawyers worldwide in the Financial Markets Practice who advise clients on the full range of complex cross-border financial transactions, regulatory matters, investigations and litigation. The group represents a diverse client base of global financial institutions, issuers, borrowers, funds, asset managers and fintech companies. Jones Day's Financial Markets Practice has helped clients close more than $1 trillion in financing transactions over the last five years, including many precedent-setting financings.
"Ben is a go-to lawyer in Australia for companies seeking experienced counsel with securitizations, private placements, acquisition financing, debt capital markets transactions and a variety of innovative financing arrangements," said Chris Ahern, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Sydney Office. "We are delighted that he has chosen to join Jones Day and look forward to working together."
Mr. Downie earned his bachelor of laws degree and a bachelor of commerce degree from Macquarie University. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500.
"Jones Day's Financial Markets Practice represents a diverse client base of global financial institutions, issuers, borrowers, funds and asset managers, working on some of the most significant financing transactions around the world each year," said Mr. Downie. "I am honored to join this team of lawyers around the world and eager to work with my new colleagues in Sydney to help our clients achieve their strategic corporate objectives."
