Peter King is a partner in the Corporate group in London. Peter joined from Shearman & Sterling where he was Head of M&A in London, responsible for the development and implementation of London M&A and equity capital markets strategy, as well as leading major transactions. He joined Shearman in 2003 from Linklaters where he trained and became a partner in 1990.
He is ranked as one of the leading individual lawyers in corporate finance and capital markets in the most recent editions of both Chambers and Legal 500.
Notable and recent transactions whilst at Shearman & Sterling, and since joining Weil Gotshal include advising:
- Co-counsel to Canary Wharf Group owner, AIM-listed Songbird Estates plc, on its £1.03 billion recapitalization, primarily advising on its arrangements with its existing and future majority shareholders
- KIPCO and one of its portfolio companies, satellite broadcast company Showtime Arabia, in Showtime's merger with Orbit Group, creating the leading pay-TV platform in the Middle East and North Africa
- Capital raisings by HSBC plc and HBOS plc
- Sale of Borsa Italiana to the London Stock Exchange
- Proposed takeover of J Sainsbury plc by Delta Two Limited (advising the financial advisers to Delta Two)
- Acquisition by Merrill Lynch of an interest in Bank of China as part of a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland
- The privatization and IPO of Aer Lingus PLC
- Proposed takeover of Scottish Power PLC by E.on AG
- Sale of Stelmar Shipping Limited
- Reorganisation of O2 plc to create distributable reserves and to permit SEC deregistration
- Disposal by Allianz AG of its portfolio of private equity fund investments to AIG
- Disposal by Anglo American PLC of the Wendt and Boart Longyear businesses to 3i and Advent
Bar Admissions
Solicitor (England & Wales)