Peter Banks
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Peter Banks

Partner

Email

peter.banks@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2991

Offices

London

V-CARD
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.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • 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.
  • Lone Star and Quintain on the GBP755m preferred equity investment by Ares.
  • Strikwerda Investments and Your.World on the EUR800m preferred equity investment by Ares and Carlyle.

Published Work

  • Peter Banks, John Geraghy and Oliver Bacon, (2020) "Will investment in the world’s ageing oil and gas basins ultimately pay off? Private equity's upstream journey: Allen & Overy"

Recognition

“Peter is an outstanding lawyer. He is exceptionally smart, highly commercial and focused on making deals and finding solutions to problems.”
Chambers UK 2026: Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
“'Rising Star' for Private Equity.”
Legal Week 2019, 40 Under 40

Awards

  • Peter is ranked as "Highly Regarded" by IFLR 1000.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009

Academic

LLB (Hons), Law, University of Bristol, 2005    
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Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.