Ben Thomas

Expertise

Ben is a Managing Associate in our finance team in the GCC, based in our Dubai office.  Ben moved from the firm's Edinburgh office in September 2021, having completed a secondment to our Oman office as part of his training contract.  In that time, Ben has gained significant experience advising both regional and international lenders on conventional and Sharia compliant banking and finance matters across the GCC and wider cross-border transactions.  He has notable experience advising lenders on transactions in the energy, education and real estate sectors as well as acting on multi-creditor debt restructurings and insolvency processes.  In addition to his extensive lender side work, Ben also has experience acting for borrowers having acted for several developers, education providers and family-run conglomerates since moving to the region.  His professional development has also included a six-month secondment with the restructuring department of HSBC where he advised the bank on its distressed portfolio.