Peter E. Faber
Partner

Contact

(T) +44.20.7039.5235
(F) +44.20.7039.5999

Education

  • The College of Law, London (Law Society Finals 1971); Oxford University (B.A. Hons. 1969)

Bar Admissions

  • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales

Peter Faber has acted as lead adviser on numerous public and private UK and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, in over 30 years of practice in the City of London. He also leads the Firm's media and publishing M&A initiative in London and has particular experience in the pharma/biotech and related sectors.

Peter was the lead London lawyer in: Nissin Food Product's acquisition of a minority interest in Angleside Limited, the holding company of LLC Mareven Food Central, Russia's largest noodle maker; OM Group's acquisition of the electronics business of Rockwood Holdings; Rhodia's sale of its worldwide silicones business to China National Blue Star and the separate sale of its food ingredients business to Danisco; the sale of The Deutsch Group (a global manufacturer of high-performance electronic connectors) to Wendel Investissement; and the sale by sanofi-aventis of Delta Biotechnology to Novozymes Biotechnology. He also advises Bayer AG and its affiliates on M&A matters in the UK.

Peter is coauthor of M&A Strategies for the UK, published by Aspatore Books, Boston, Massachusetts, in 2007. He also lectures at seminars on various corporate law topics, including corporate sales by way of auction process.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Leading lawyer in M&A (Legal Experts 2008 and Legal Business 2008); recommended lawyer (PLC Global Counsel Handbook, 2008)
Peter Faber