Ben White
Ben White is a corporate and commercial solicitor advising businesses, investors and lenders on transactions, contracts and property. His work covers share and business acquisitions and disposals, commercial contracts, commercial leasing, real estate finance and investment property transactions.
His clients include owner-managed businesses, private investors, property companies, developers, lenders, pension trustees and hospitality operators. He protects clients’ commercial positions in negotiations and, where needed, in disputes.
TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR CAREER TO DATE / IN LAW?
I trained at Larcomes in Portsmouth in the general commercial department, working across corporate and commercial, commercial real estate and litigation. I qualified in July 2023 and was promoted to Associate Director the following year.
In 2025 I became a partner at a national law firm, running my own caseload of corporate, commercial and real estate work. I now look forward to continuing to serve my longstanding clients, while growing my M&A and commercial practice with ambitious owner-managed businesses, investors and lenders.
AND YOUR CLIENTS?
My clients range from owner-managed businesses buying and selling companies, to private investors and property companies, developers, UK and international banks, private lenders, SIPP trustees and hospitality operators.
What they have in common is that they want a lawyer who understands the commercial deal, not just the documents, and who will get it over the line.
DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR AREA OF SPECIALITY?
My focus is corporate and commercial transactions, particularly share and asset acquisitions and disposals of owner-managed businesses, alongside the commercial contracts, leasing and finance that sit around them. Because so many business deals involve property, lending or both, I can run the whole transaction for a client rather than splitting it across departments.
WHAT DO YOUR CLIENTS LIKE ABOUT YOU AND THE WAY YOU WORK?
Direct access and straight answers. My clients deal with me throughout, and I make a point of telling them early where the risks lie along with what their realistic options are. I am responsive, I keep deals moving, and I give regular updates so that clients always know where they stand.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS?
- Share sales and acquisitions of owner-managed businesses, including agency, accountancy and serviced accommodation companies;
- Large-scale hospitality asset purchase agreements;
- Real-estate-secured financing for UK and international banks and private lenders;
- Multi-million-pound acquisitions and disposals for property investors, and bank-funded real estate acquisitions for SIPPs;
- A Mayfair commercial lease for an international embassy;
- Acting for a property developer against a major bank, resulting in the lifting of a worldwide freezing injunction.
EXPERTISE & ACCREDITATIONS
Admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, July 2023
LLB (Hons) Law, University of Law, Guildford
Legal Practice Course and Master of Laws (LLM), University of Law, Guildford
