Ben Yeoh

Ben Yeoh is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds practice based in the firm’s London office.

Ben acts for private equity, venture, infrastructure, and real estate fund managers on the structuring, establishment, operation, and fundraising of private investment funds and advises investors on their fund investments. Ben also advises on co-investments, separate managed account arrangements, GP-led restructurings, spin-outs, and carry and co-investment schemes.

Ben is recognized as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500.

Private Equity

• Endless, a UK private equity manager on the fundraising of Endless IV, and Endless V
• Longship, a Nordic private equity manager on the fundraising of Longship I, Longship II, and Longship III
• capital D, a European private equity manager on the fundraising of Capital D SCSp
• Triton Partners, a European private equity manager, on fund co-investments
• Polaris, a Nordic private equity manager on the raising of Polaris Private Equity V
• A global asset management company on various GP-led restructurings and fund related matters
• Epiris, a UK private equity manager on various fund matters

Venture Capital

• Epidarex, a trans-Atlantic venture manager on the raising of Epidarex III UK
• Superseed, a venture manager on the raising of Superseed II
• British Business Bank, on multiple ECF schemes, and multiple investments under the VC Catalyst scheme (Notion, Passion Capital, Seraphim, ADV, Edge)

Infrastructure

• Antin Infrastructure Partners on Antin Infrastructure Partners Mid Cap I and Antin Infrastructure Partners NextGen I
• Amber Infrastructure on various SMA vehicles and fund matters
• Glennmont Partners on various fund matters
• UK Green Investment Bank plc on its offshore wind fund

Real Estate

• Kennedy Wilson on various fund related matters
• M7 Real Estate Limited on the Islay European Real Estate Fund
• Tunstall Real Estate Management Limited on Tunstall Real Estate Credit Fund II

Investor Side Experience

• Acting for Partners Group, Willis Towers Watson, the Church Commissioners and a large family office on various fund investments

Ben was recognized for excellence in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Ben is listed by Legal 500 UK as a Next Generation Partner Private Funds.

Ben’s recent publications include:

• Co-Author, “How Inflation Is Impacting the Size Restrictions of Private Investment Funds,” Private Equity News, June 2023
• Author, “Everything you need to know about preferred equity,” The Drawdown, April 2021
• Quoted, “Fee structures: adventures in LP flexibility,” Unquote, August 2018
• Quoted, “Private equity’s divide,” The Drawdown, June 2018
• Co-Author, “Adopting a different waterfall ― where will your profit flows end up?,” Private Funds Management, November 2017