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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

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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

A French software company on its successful takeover of a publicly listed German target

Lead advisor to asset manager Kartesia on the acquisition of the German advisory and corporate finance firm goetzpartners group

Acton Capital on an investment in Saas.Group

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Matters

A French software company on its successful takeover of a publicly listed German target

Lead advisor to asset manager Kartesia on the acquisition of the German advisory and corporate finance firm goetzpartners group

Acton Capital on an investment in Saas.Group

Crosslantic Capital on a number of transactions in Germany and abroad

Shareholders of Global Healthy Living Products on the sale to Semcap

A large hedge fund and major shareholder in Deutsche Wohnen concerning the takeover by Vonovia

Advising the shareholders on the restructuring of IFA Automotive and subsequent sale

Summit Partners on various transactions concerning the Global Gruppe, ZahnEins and others

Shareholders of CommitMed on the sale to EQT and subsequent reinvestment

Shareholders of Gingko on the sale to Deutsche Private Equity

FSN Capital on the acquisition of a major infrastructure related asset

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

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

Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition and sale of the Linimed/Fazmed Group

Various other (international) funds, family offices and companies such as Apax, Advent, Carlyle or Tennebaum Capital Partners on various transactions and matters

Matters

A French software company on its successful takeover of a publicly listed German target

Lead advisor to asset manager Kartesia on the acquisition of the German advisory and corporate finance firm goetzpartners group

Acton Capital on an investment in Saas.Group

See more

Close

Matters

A French software company on its successful takeover of a publicly listed German target

Lead advisor to asset manager Kartesia on the acquisition of the German advisory and corporate finance firm goetzpartners group

Acton Capital on an investment in Saas.Group

Crosslantic Capital on a number of transactions in Germany and abroad

Shareholders of Global Healthy Living Products on the sale to Semcap

A large hedge fund and major shareholder in Deutsche Wohnen concerning the takeover by Vonovia

Advising the shareholders on the restructuring of IFA Automotive and subsequent sale

Summit Partners on various transactions concerning the Global Gruppe, ZahnEins and others

Shareholders of CommitMed on the sale to EQT and subsequent reinvestment

Shareholders of Gingko on the sale to Deutsche Private Equity

FSN Capital on the acquisition of a major infrastructure related asset

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

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

Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition and sale of the Linimed/Fazmed Group

Various other (international) funds, family offices and companies such as Apax, Advent, Carlyle or Tennebaum Capital Partners on various transactions and matters

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

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