About W.
Ben Barkley advises public and private clients in a broad range of corporate finance transactions and securities regulatory matters, including:mergers and acquisitionspublic offerings and private placements of debt and equity securitiesventure capital and private equity investmentscompliance with securities disclosure obligationscorporate governancecorporate restructurings, recapitalizations and distressed situationsjoint ventures and strategic alliancesspecial committee, board and independent director counselMr. Barkley has broad experience structuring and executing mergers and acquisitions and other control transactions, including extensive experience representing strategic buyers in consolidating industries, leading serial acquisition programs including from 10 to 120 acquisitions. He has handled public and private issuances of debt securities in transactions ranging in size from $20 million to $1.35 billion, including Rule 144A offerings, high yield 144A-for-life bond offerings, investment grade public debt offerings, institutional private placements, and Exxon Capital debt exchange offerings. He also has extensive experience with equity offerings ranging in size from $10 million to more than $1 billion, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, at-the-market continuous offerings, and PIPES transactions.Mr. Barkley previously served as Deputy Managing Partner of the firm, and as Chairman of its Corporate Practice.
Ben Barkley advises public and private clients in a broad range of corporate finance transactions and securities regulatory matters, including:
Mr. Barkley has broad experience structuring and executing mergers and acquisitions and other control transactions, including extensive experience representing strategic buyers in consolidating industries, leading serial acquisition programs including from 10 to 120 acquisitions. He has handled public and private issuances of debt securities in transactions ranging in size from $20 million to $1.35 billion, including Rule 144A offerings, high yield 144A-for-life bond offerings, investment grade public debt offerings, institutional private placements, and Exxon Capital debt exchange offerings. He also has extensive experience with equity offerings ranging in size from $10 million to more than $1 billion, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, at-the-market continuous offerings, and PIPES transactions.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Atlanta (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, Atlanta (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, Atlanta (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Atlanta (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Securities Regulation, Atlanta (2017)
- Recognized: Corporate Compliance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Governance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Recognized: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Recognized: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Recognized: Securities Regulation
- Special Focus: Corporate Compliance
- Special Focus: Corporate Finance
- Special Focus: Corporate Governance
- Special Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Focus: Private Equity
- Special Focus: Securities