Overview

Peter joined the firm as a trainee in 2010 and is now a senior associate within the firm's corporate finance team. He advises clients on a range of corporate transactional and advisory work, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and reorganisations and corporate governance matters (for both private and public companies).

Peter is a member of the firm’s infrastructure team and he has particular experience of corporate transactions involving energy and waste infrastructure and real estate investment. His practice also includes advising on company law and corporate governance issues and he has published a number of articles on Environmental, Social and Governance (‘ESG’) trends for companies. Peter is a member of the firm’s Sustainable Finance working group.

A client noted recently that Peter 'consistently provides high quality work and advice, whilst being easy to work with even in challenging scenarios and taking a practical approach to transactions.'

Experience

• Advising Gresham House on over 200MW of battery storage investments, an investment in a biofuel project and on its partnership with Rise Homes and subsequent investments in a number of private rented sector (PRS) housing developments.

• Advising Bluefield on the acquisition of a 70MWp solar park in Wiltshire.

• Advising Gravis on a number of UK onshore wind farm acquisitions, group reorganisations and on the acquisition of shares in the capital of an unlisted plc by means of a scheme of arrangement.

• Advising Octopus Investments on a number of UK solar farm acquisitions.

• Advising Element Solutions Inc. on the acquisition of a UK hydraulic fluids business.

• Advising ENGIE on the acquisition of leading wind energy developer, West Coast Energy.

• Advising Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc on the acquisitions of both Carlton Main Brickworks and Floren & Cie NV and the establishment of a scrip dividend scheme.

• Advising a UK property management company on a section 110 demerger.

• Advising YTL Hotels on a number of UK hotel acquisitions, including Threadneedles Hotel, The Academy and The Glasshouse.

• Advising W H Ireland in connection with the reverse takeover of Digitalbox by Polemos plc.

• Advising New Earth Solutions on a number of corporate reorganisations.