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Peter Memminger is a partner in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and heads its M&A/Private Equity practice in Germany. Peter focuses on (public) M&A, corporate, and litigation work on behalf of private equity funds, family offices and large corporates. He helps clients with a broad range of domestic and global transactions including M&A, energy transactions, restructuring, insolvency and ESG matters and represents them in related corporate litigation. Peter also advises on corporate governance and directors' and officers' liability issues.

With more than 25 years of experience, Peter represents private equity funds, family offices and leading corporates across various industries in their domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and complex restructuring and insolvency matters. He has handled more than 400 transactions with an aggregate deal value of more than EUR 30 billion. Peter also has extensive experience with representing clients in litigation matters arising out of his corporate work and, on behalf of clients, has handled some of the largest corporate disputes in Germany to date. Clients appraise him for his unique combination of strong legal skills and strategic thinking with a deep economic understanding of the value drivers of transactions and negotiations.

For more than a decade, Peter has been ranked among the leading M&A and Private Equity lawyers by leading guides such as ChambersLegal 500JUVE, IFLR, Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers and others. He regularly speaks on M&A topics and lectures on international law and M&A at Hochschule Fresenius. Peter is a former Regional Ambassador for INSEAD's International Directors Program (IDP) in Germany and serves as member of various supervisory and advisory boards in Germany and abroad.

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Peter founded his own boutique firm, Memminger LLP, before combining the practice with a Munich-based litigation boutique to form Bub Memminger & Partner LLP. Prior to establishing his own firm, Peter was a partner at Milbank, where he successfully established and expanded the corporate division, back then one of the youngest equity partners worldwide. Before working as a lawyer, Peter worked as an assistant to the board in the M&A department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He also was a partner at a German restructuring fund and served on its investment committee from 2017 to 2020.

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Credentials

IDP Certificate, INSEAD

Ph.D. (Dr. jur.), University of Freiburg, Germany

First State Exam, University of Freiburg, Germany

LL.M., University of Miami

Frankfurt

Munich

English

French

German

Leading lawyer for Private Equity


Chambers Europe, 2009-2023

Highly regarded for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000, 2023

Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity: Mid-Cap Transactions


JUVE, 2021/22

Recognized as one of Germany’s best M&A lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Corporate lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Private Equity lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

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Recognition

Leading lawyer for Private Equity


Chambers Europe, 2009-2023

Highly regarded for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000, 2023

Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity: Mid-Cap Transactions


JUVE, 2021/22

Recognized as one of Germany’s best M&A lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Corporate lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Private Equity lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Matters

Sale of Märsch Importhandels GmbH by Märsch GbR to Olam Nutrition Ingredients

Lead advisor on the fundraising and implementation of fund structure for a leading European growth fund

In court representation of one of the largest European private equity funds in connection with the successful removal of a preliminary injunction over its shares in a worldwide industrial conglomerate against unsecured creditors in various jurisdictions

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Sale of Märsch Importhandels GmbH by Märsch GbR to Olam Nutrition Ingredients

Lead advisor on the fundraising and implementation of fund structure for a leading European growth fund

In court representation of one of the largest European private equity funds in connection with the successful removal of a preliminary injunction over its shares in a worldwide industrial conglomerate against unsecured creditors in various jurisdictions

Advising a shareholder group in the restructuring of a worldwide manufacturing group

In court representation of a restructuring fund in connection with lawsuit against seller of distressed asset for lack of due disclosure

Sale of Greenland Seafood group for Asian based investors to UK private equity fund CapVest

Family Office of Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger on various acquisitions and disposals

Alexander Rittweger on the sale of Loyalty Partner and various investments in start-ups in Germany and abroad

Scheer Group on the acquisition of IDS Scheer Consulting business from Software AG and its reorganization in insolvency plan proceedings

C+S Botschen and Acton Capital Partners on the sale of mytheresa.com and Theresa Warenvertrieb to the Neimann Marcus Group

Sky Deutschland on acquisition of Plazamedia and a minority interest in SPORT1/Constantin Sport Marketing

Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of the Linimed/Fazmed Group

Tennebaum Capital Partners on acquisition of König & Cie

Avenso AG and its shareholders on transaction with EQT

Sahara/Meridian Ltd. on the acquisition of the German business of Royal Greenland

Lafayette Capital Partners on the acquisition of various companies out of insolvency

Amerigon Inc. on the acquisition of the listed company W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG and the subsequent squeeze-out

Loyalty Partner and its shareholders on the sale of Loyalty Partner Holdings SA to American Express

The Carlyle Group and Advent International on the acquisition of HT Troplast AG and its subsequent sale to Arcapita

Apax on acquisition and divestiture of cosmetics manufacturer and distributor LR International

Matters

Sale of Märsch Importhandels GmbH by Märsch GbR to Olam Nutrition Ingredients

Lead advisor on the fundraising and implementation of fund structure for a leading European growth fund

In court representation of one of the largest European private equity funds in connection with the successful removal of a preliminary injunction over its shares in a worldwide industrial conglomerate against unsecured creditors in various jurisdictions

See more

Close

Matters

Sale of Märsch Importhandels GmbH by Märsch GbR to Olam Nutrition Ingredients

Lead advisor on the fundraising and implementation of fund structure for a leading European growth fund

In court representation of one of the largest European private equity funds in connection with the successful removal of a preliminary injunction over its shares in a worldwide industrial conglomerate against unsecured creditors in various jurisdictions

Advising a shareholder group in the restructuring of a worldwide manufacturing group

In court representation of a restructuring fund in connection with lawsuit against seller of distressed asset for lack of due disclosure

Sale of Greenland Seafood group for Asian based investors to UK private equity fund CapVest

Family Office of Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger on various acquisitions and disposals

Alexander Rittweger on the sale of Loyalty Partner and various investments in start-ups in Germany and abroad

Scheer Group on the acquisition of IDS Scheer Consulting business from Software AG and its reorganization in insolvency plan proceedings

C+S Botschen and Acton Capital Partners on the sale of mytheresa.com and Theresa Warenvertrieb to the Neimann Marcus Group

Sky Deutschland on acquisition of Plazamedia and a minority interest in SPORT1/Constantin Sport Marketing

Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of the Linimed/Fazmed Group

Tennebaum Capital Partners on acquisition of König & Cie

Avenso AG and its shareholders on transaction with EQT

Sahara/Meridian Ltd. on the acquisition of the German business of Royal Greenland

Lafayette Capital Partners on the acquisition of various companies out of insolvency

Amerigon Inc. on the acquisition of the listed company W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG and the subsequent squeeze-out

Loyalty Partner and its shareholders on the sale of Loyalty Partner Holdings SA to American Express

The Carlyle Group and Advent International on the acquisition of HT Troplast AG and its subsequent sale to Arcapita

Apax on acquisition and divestiture of cosmetics manufacturer and distributor LR International

Credentials

IDP Certificate, INSEAD

Ph.D. (Dr. jur.), University of Freiburg, Germany

First State Exam, University of Freiburg, Germany

LL.M., University of Miami

Frankfurt

Munich

English

French

German

Leading lawyer for Private Equity


Chambers Europe, 2009-2023

Highly regarded for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000, 2023

Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity: Mid-Cap Transactions


JUVE, 2021/22

Recognized as one of Germany’s best M&A lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Corporate lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Private Equity lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Close

Recognition

Leading lawyer for Private Equity


Chambers Europe, 2009-2023

Highly regarded for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000, 2023

Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity: Mid-Cap Transactions


JUVE, 2021/22

Recognized as one of Germany’s best M&A lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Corporate lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023

Recognized as one of Germany’s best Private Equity lawyers


Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, 2023