Ben Cosentino

Ben's experience includes advising:

• Blackstone on its $24 billion acquisition of AirTrunk from a Macquarie-led consortium. The largest ever data centre deal globally and the second-largest private capital M&A deal in Australian history.

• Blackstone on its $10 billion take-private of Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN).

• Blackstone on the aggregation and $3.8 billion dual-track disposal of the Milestone logistics platform to ESR. The largest direct real estate transaction in Australian history.

• Blackstone on its $2.1 billion sell-down of interests in the Southern Cross Towers in Melbourne to Charter Hall. The largest direct office tower transaction in Australian history.

• Blackstone on its $2.1 billion acquisition of a 49% interest in the Dexus Australian Logistics Trust from GIC.

• Blackstone on its $500 million acquisition of Student One, a portfolio of purpose-built student accommodation assets and operating platform.

• Blackstone on its $270 million sale of Forest Hill Chase shopping centre to Haben.

• Crown Resorts on the sale of its interest in the Nobu restaurant and hospitality group.

• Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing on numerous fund-through acquisition and development transactions in the office, logistics and healthcare sectors, including national joint ventures, multi-asset portfolios and major commercial developments across multiple states.

• Invesco on numerous fund-through acquisition and development transactions in the office, student accommodation and living sectors, including the $800 million development of Chevron Tower in Perth.

• JP Morgan on the sale of its stake in North Queensland Airports.

• The administrators of Virgin Australia on real asset diligence for the $3.5 billion sale to Bain Capital.