People
Peter Banks
Biography
Peter is global co-head of Private Equity and has extensive experience advising funds and asset managers on a range of transactions, including buyouts, exits, carve-outs, joint ventures, minority sales, consortium arrangements and co-investments.
Peter is also part of our capital solutions group with significant experiencing advising on preferred and structured equity investments and other hybrid transactions. Peter is ranked as "Highly Regarded" by IFLR 1000.
Practice areas
- Corporate and M&A
- Private equity
- M and A JVs and corporate reorganizations
Sectors
- Private capital
- Capital solutions
- Private equity
- Sovereign wealth and institutional investors
Selected experience
- Bridgepoint on the USD7bn sale of Element Materials Technology to Temasek.
- Apollo on its equity investment into CPI Property Group.
- Apollo on its equity investment and secured loan financing into Cunova GmbH.
- Partners Group on its investment in Pest Control Partnership, the European pest control platform.
- PAI on the merger of R&R Ice Cream and Nestlé’s global ice cream business to create Froneri.
- Charterhouse on its recommended public offer for Animalcare Group Plc.
- 3i on the acquisition of WaterWipes.
- Waterland on its investment in Moore Kingston Smith, the accounting firm.
- Exponent on the acquisitions and merger of East End, TRS, Cofresh, Fudco and Everest to create Vibrant Foods.
- Quintain on the GBP755m preferred equity investment by Ares.
Education
- LLB (Hons), Law, University of Bristol, 2005
Admissions
- Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009