Bio
Peter is a Corporate Senior Associate.
Peter advises across a broad range of corporate finance matters, with particular expertise in advising on succession and ownership transition strategies, working closely with founders, management teams and funders to structure outcomes that align commercial objectives with long-term business stability.
His practice covers both buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A), management buyouts, Employee Ownership Trust transactions, shareholder arrangements, and cross-border transactions (in particular, supporting overseas buyers acquiring UK businesses and navigating the associated legal and structural considerations). He also advises on pre-transaction structuring, including group reorganisations, demergers and the separation of trading entities from property assets in preparation for a sale or investment.
Peter supports a varied client base including founders, owner-managers, management teams, strategic corporate acquirers and listed companies, Wwth a particular specialism in acting for owner-managed businesses in the upper- mid-market, AIM-listed, and PLC businesses.
Examples of Peter’s work include:
- Acting for Spanish based CECOP (Central de Compras Ópticas), a global leader in the optical sector, on its acquisition of National Eyecare Group.
- Advising on the sale of Aquatech, a specialist water hygiene and testing business, to PE-backed Phenna Group.
- Supporting the £120 million sale of Sheffield-based Clear Line, a specialist façade remediation and cladding contractor, to a listed Swedish buyer.
- Acting on multiple Employee Ownership tTust (EOT) transactions, including the sale of Bullseye Superfactors Ltd, involving an eight-figure, bank-funded structure and implementation of EMI arrangements.
- Supporting AIM-listed Northcoders Group plc on their listing, and subsequent placing and fundraise.
- Working on management buyout of LRES UK, aligning exiting shareholders and incoming management and delivering a long-term succession strategy.