A Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, Benjamin Rippeon provides a wide range of clients with sophisticated, solutions-oriented advice related to domestic and international tax issues. He focuses on tax planning for investment funds and strategic corporate and real estate acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations. His diverse group of clients include corporations, investment funds, joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Benjamin has also advised on the formation of numerous private REITs in connection with real estate acquisitions and dispositions involving U.S. and non-U.S. investors, including sovereign wealth funds.
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Work Highlights
- TD Bank Group in its acquisitions of First Horizon for $13.4 billion and Cowen Inc. for $1.3 billion
- Baring Private Equity Asia in its acquisition by EQT AB
- EJF Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC, in its business combination with Pagaya Technologies
- Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC, in its proposed business combination with Mobix Labs, Inc.
- Funds managed by Blackstone’s GP Stakes business in connection with the strategic investments in Nautic Partners and Sentinel Capital Partners alongside RidgeLake Partners
- Moleaer Inc. in its Series C financing round led by Apollo and joined by Husqvarna and existing investors
- KSL and its portfolio company, Ross Aviation in the combination of Ross Aviation and Atlantic Aviation to create a leading aviation infrastructure platform with one of the largest networks of fixed based operators (“FBOs”) in North America, as well as KSL in the creation of a parallel $1+ billion continuation fund that was raised and closed in connection with the business combination transaction
- Dorman Products, Inc. in its $490 million acquisition of Super ATV, LLC
- Francisco Partners in the establishment of its second credit fund, FP Credit Partners II, which closed at $2.2 billion
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, 2000 J.D.
cum laude
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Washington and Lee University, 1997 B.S.
Admissions
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U.S. Tax Court 2003
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District of Columbia 2001
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Maryland 2000
A Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, Benjamin Rippeon provides a wide range of clients with sophisticated, solutions-oriented advice related to domestic and international tax issues. He focuses on tax planning for investment funds and strategic corporate and real estate acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations. His diverse group of clients include corporations, investment funds, joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Benjamin has also advised on the formation of numerous private REITs in connection with real estate acquisitions and dispositions involving U.S. and non-U.S. investors, including sovereign wealth funds. In addition, Benjamin has assisted clients in resolving tax issues with the Internal Revenue Service, and in drafting private letter ruling requests. He also provides counsel to several tax-exempt organizations.
Benjamin received his B.S. from Washington and Lee University in 1997, and his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2000, where he was a member of the Tax Lawyer. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland, as well as the U.S. Tax Court.