Dr. Peter Wand LL.M. | People

Biography

Dr. Peter Wand is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Baker McKenzie. He has more than 20 years of experience in cross-border M&A transactions for corporate, private equity and venture capital clients.

Practice Focus

Peter regularly advises on public takeovers and private M&A transactions, reorganizations, carve-outs and joint ventures in a number of industry sectors, including banking, insurance, healthcare, automotive and retail. He has also insolvency and restructuring experience.

Representative Legal Matters

Advised Visa on its acquisition of Payworks, a provider of next-generation point of sale payment technology.
Advised specialty chemicals group Evonik on the EUR 3 billion sale of its methacrylates business to funds advised by Advent International.
Advised Mayersche Buchhandlung with Best Of Books on the merger with omni-channel book retailer Thalia.
Advised global IT services provider Birlasoft on the worldwide integration aspects of its merger with KPIT.
Advised Daimler on its corporate VC program in Europe, Asia and the US.
Advised LKQ on the EUR1.5 billion acquisition of Stahlgruber.
Advised Sulzer on the acquisition of GEKA Group from 3i.
Advised Sika on the acquisition of the FAIST ChemTec Group.
Advised Sulzer on the acquisition of the Transcodent Group.
Advised Flowserve on the EUR186 million sale of Gestra Group to Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Professional Honors

Fifth annual Global Business Edition of The Best Lawyers for his work in mergers and acquisitions law, 2021
12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany for his work in mergers and acquisitions law, 2021
Leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A work in Germany, Chambers Global 2019/2020
Leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A work in Germany, Juve 2019/2020
The Best Lawyers in Germany 2022 edition for Mergers and Acquisitions Law since 2019

Professional Associations and Memberships

Invest Europe - Member of the Investor Regulation Working Group
International Bar Association - Member

Admissions

New York~United States (2002)
Germany (1999)

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Dr. jur.) (2000)
Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) (1998)
State of Bavaria (Second State Exam) (1997)
State of Bavaria (First State Exam) (1995)

Languages

English
French
German

Publications

Co-author (with Rouven Reuter et al.), "Insurtech: Opportunities and Legal Challenges for the Insurance Industry," (pts. 3 & 4), Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier, No. 2-2020, pp. 75-88

Author, "Health Care M&A Transactions in Germany," PLI Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book 2019 (6th edition), July 2019

Author: "Käufe mit geringer Haftung - Die Konjunktur bei Unternehmenskäufen", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, No. 85, p. 16, 10 April 2019

Co-author (with Dr. Christian Vocke), "Transaktionen ohne Ärger – Versicherungen flankieren Unternehmensverkäufe", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, No. 203, p. 16, 31 August 2016

Co-author (with Michael P. Harrell, Geoffrey Kittredge and Sally Gibson), "New German Investment Regulation Adopted," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 16 March 2015

Co-author (with Alexander R. Cochran et. al.), "IAIS Issues Consultation on Global Insurance Capital Standard," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 9 January 2015

Co-author (with Alexander R. Cochran et. al.), "Financial Stability Board Opts Not to Amend List of Global Systemically Important Insurers or to Designate Reinsurers," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 11 November 2014

Co-author (with Alexander R. Cochran et. al.), "Global Insurance Developments Following IAIS 21st Annual Conference," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 31 October 2014

Co-author (with Alexander R. Cochran et. al.), "Highlights from the 21st Annual IAIS Conference, and Their Implications," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 27 October 2014

Co-author (with Alyona N. Kucher, Dr. Thomas Schürrle and Evgeny Samoylov), "Russia Limits Foreign Ownership in Mass Media to 20% in 2016," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 1 October 2014

Co-author (with Katharina Mambour), "Health Care M&A Transactions in Germany," PLI Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book 2014, June 2014

Co-author (with Michael P. Harrell, Geoffrey Kittredge and Sally Gibson), "German Insurers and Pension Funds May Effectively Be Banned from Investing in Non-EEA Private Funds," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 24 June 2014

Co-author (with Dr. Thomas Schürrle, Philipp von Holst, Klaudius Heda, Guy Lewin-Smith, Pierre Clermontel and Philippe Tengelmann), "No Private Rights of Action to Force Mandatory Tender Offer in Germany," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 20 September 2013

"Bieter Muss Hürde Schnell Nehmen," Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 27 March 2013

Co-author (with Dr. Thomas Schürrle, Philipp von Holst and Klaudius Heda), "Is "During" Not "After" - German Supreme Court Tightens Takeover Squeeze-Out Rules," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 5 March 2013

"Germany: First Practical Experience With The Merger-Related Squeeze-Out," Financier Worldwide, November 2012

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle and M. Natasha Labovitz ), "More European Distress: Germany Increases Flexibility for Distressed Investing and Empowers Creditors," Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report, Spring 2012

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle and M. Natasha Labovitz ), "Germany Amends Insolvency Regime," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 9 March 2012

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle and Philipp von Holst), "EU Agrees on New Rules on Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps," EuroWatch, 19 October 2011

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle and Philipp von Holst),"Germany's New Rules on Naked Short-Selling and Credit Default Swaps," EuroWatch, 15 June 2010

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle and Philipp von Holst), "Germany’s New Rules on Naked Short-Selling and Credit Default Swaps," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 19 May 2010

"Fairness Opinions - Best Practice zur Absicherung unternehmerischer Entscheidungen (Fairness Opinions - Best Practice Safeguarding Business Decisions)," GoingPublic Magazin "Kapitalmarktrecht 2010,” May 2010

"Informationsaustausch im Visier der Kartellbehörden (Antitrust Authorities Target Exchange of Information)," Börsenzeitung, 2 September 2009

Co-author (with Daniel Wiedman), "Just the FAQs," The Deal, 7 August 2009

Co-author (with Daniel Wiedmann), "Just the FAQs: New Government Review of Foreign Investment in Germany," Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report, Spring 2009

"Amerika, hast du es besser? Stabilisierung und Staatsbeteiligung in Deutschland und den USA," GoingPublic Magazin, May 2009

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle, Ina Maria von Raven, and Daniel Wiedmann), "Germany Amends Regulatory Framework for M&A Transactions: One Step Forward, One Step Back?," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 25 March 2009

"Aufsteigende Darlehen und Sicherheiten bei Aktiengesellschaften nach dem MoMiG und der MPS-Entscheidung des BGH (Upstream Loans and Security in Case of Stock Corporations Following the MoMIG Corporate Law Reform and the MPS Decision of the German Federal Supreme Court)," Die Aktiengesellschaft, 2009

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle), "Recent Legal Developments in Germany," Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report, Fall 2008

"Germany's Response to the Financial Market Crisis," EuroWatch, 30 November 2008

Co-author (with Thomas Schürrle), "Germany’s Response to the Financial Market Crisis," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Update, 29 October 2008

"Bidders, Expect Regulatory Action," International Financial Law Review (IFLR), September 2008

"Germany Adopts New Rules Targeting Financial Investors," Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report, Summer 2008

"Durchgriffshaftung beim Verein bleibt Ausnahme (Veil Piercing Remains the Exception for Associations)," Börsenzeitung, 23 April 2008

"Copyright and Freedom of Expression, Answers of the German ALAI Group," Proceedings of the ALAI Study Days June 19-20, 2006, Barcelona, 2008

"Struggling for a Policy," International Financial Law Review (IFLR), December 2007

"BGH verschärft Regeln für Beratungsverträge (German Federal Supreme Court Tightens Rules for Consulting Agreements)," Financial Times Deutschland, 22 August 2006

Co-author (with Tobias Tillmann), "EU-Richtlinienvorschlag zur Erleichterung der Ausübung von Aktionärsrechten (EU Proposal for a Directive Facilitating the Exercise of Shareholders' Rights)," Die Aktiengesellschaft, 2006

To What Extent May the German Regime of Exclusive Rights and Limitations be Modified (or in Some Way be Affected) by Means of Licensing Terms and Technological Protection Measures Set by the Right Holder?, co-authored with Sarah Merzbach, in: ALADDA (ed.), Proceedings of the ALAI Study Days June 18-21, 2006, University of Barcelona 2006 (forthcoming);

Co-author (with Klaus Riehmer), "Germany is Open for Private Equity," International Financial Law Review (IFLR), May 2006

"Nullausgleich für Aktionäre möglich (Zero Compensation for Shareholders Permitted)," Financial Times Deutschland, 21 February 2006

"Encouraging Shareholders to Tender During the Offering Period – Germany’s New Business Valuation Standard," Cleary Gottlieb European M&A Report, June 2005

"Buchbesprechung: Kästle/Oberbracht, Unternehmenskauf - Share Purchase Agreement (Book Review: Kästle/Oberbracht, Corporate Acquisitions - Share Purchase Agreement)," Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht, 2005

"Urteilsanmerkung: BGH vom 14. März 2005 zur persönlichen Haftung des Geschäftsführers einer englischen Limited Company mit tatsächlichem Verwaltungssitz in Deutschland (Commentary on German Federal Supreme Court Decision of March 14, 2005 on Personal Liability of Managing Director of English Limited Company with its Actual Seat in Germany)," Betriebs-Berater, 2005

Co-author (with Tobias Tillmann ), "Der stimmlose Gesellschafterbeschluss in der Vollversammlung (Shareholder Resolutions Passed Without a Single Valid Vote in a Plenary Session)," Die Aktiengesellschaft, 2005

Co-author (with Klaus Riehmer and Tobias Tillman), "Taming the Predators: Limiting Abusive Shareholder Action in Germany," PLC Cross-border Quarterly, April-June 2005

"UMAG: Draft Legislation on Abusive Shareholder Action and Corporate," Cleary Gottlieb European M&A Report, February 2005

"Urteilsanmerkung: U.S. Supreme Court, New York Times Company vs. Tasini – Verwertung von Beiträgen zu Sammelwerken in elektronischen Datenbanken (Commentary on U.S. Supreme Court, New York Times Company v. Tasini - Exploitation of Contributions to Collective Works in Electronic Databases)," GRUR International, 2002

"So the Knot be Unknotted - Germany and the Legal Protection of Technological Measures," 33 International Review of Industrial Property and Copyright Law (IIC), 2002

"Technische Schutzmassnahmen und Urheberrecht: Vergleich des internationalen, europäischen, deutschen und US-amerikanischen Rechts (Technological Protection Measures and Copyright Law: A Comparison of International, European, German and U.S. Law)," Verlag C.H. Beck, Munich 2001;

"The Scope of the Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures - Exceptions, National Report Germany, in: Jane C. Ginsburg & June M. Besek (eds.)," Proceedings of the ALAI Congress June 13-17, 2001, Columbia University School of Law, New York 2001;

"Report on the Discussion During the ALAI Congress Berlin / Rapport sur la Discussion Lors du Congrès de l’ALAI de Berlin, in: Adolf Dietz (ed.)," Enforcement of Copyright and the Role of National Legislation in Copyright Law, Munich 2000

Co-author (with Matthias Leistner), "ALAI-Kongress: Die Rechtsdurchsetzung und die Rolle der nationalen Gesetzgebung im Urheberrecht (ALAI Congress: Enforcement of Copyright and the Role of National Legislation in Copyright Law)," Berlin, June 16-19, 1999, GRUR International 2000

"Buchbesprechung: Gaster, Der Rechtsschutz von Datenbanken (Book Review: Gaster, The Legal Protection of Data Bases)," GRUR International, 1999

"New Rules for Our Global Village," Entertainment Law Review, 1997

"Kryptologie - Verschlüsselungen im Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht (Cryptology - Encryption in Copyright and Unfair Competition Law), in: Michael Lehman (ed.), Internetund Multimediarecht (Cyberlaw)," Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart 1997

"Global Village Ni Okeru Aratana Kiritsu Ni Tsuite," Chizaiken Forum, 1997

"Dreifach genäht hält besser! - Technische Identifizierungs- und Schutzsysteme (Stitched Three Times Holds Better! - Technological Identification and Protection Systems)," GRUR International, 1996

Presentations

Moderator, "Corporate Venture Capital and M&A Strategy," 11th Annual International M&A and Corporate Finance Summit 2018, Montreux, Switzerland, 18 June 2018

Speaker, "Cross-border mergers and divisions in the EU: an update", Academy of European Law (ERA), Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance 2016, Trier, Germany, 22 September 2016

Speaker, "Shareholder Activism - Focus Panel," IFLR European M&A Forum 2015, London, United Kingdom, 29 September 2015

Speaker, "Cross-border Mergers in the EU: Remaining Obstacles and Challenges, Academy of European Law (ERA)," Annual Conference on European Company Law and Corporate Governance 2015, Trier, Germany, 17 September 2015

Panelist, "Legal and Regulatory Issues: Dealing with Multiple Jurisdictions, Operating Environments and Shareholder Structures in Europe," Conference on Activist Investing in Europe 2015, London, United Kingdom, 19 May 2015

Speaker, "Roundtable Discussion: Investment Opportunities in the German Life Insurance Sector - An Evening of Discussion," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Event, Munich, Germany, 16 October 2014

"Cross-border Reorganizations in the EU," St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 18 June 2014

"Preparing a Company for Sale: Legal, Practical and Tactical Considerations," Academy of European Law (ERA), Conference on Mergers and Acquisitions in the EU, Trier, Germany, 27 March 2014

"M&A Activism - How Do US Hedge Funds Impact the German Market?," DAJVFachgruppentag – German American Lawyers’ Association, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 21 March 2014

"Compliance Management System Reviews, Business Roundtable Getting the Job Done: Compliance Management System Reviews," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Seminar, Moscow, Russia, 16 December 2013

"EU Company Law," Academy of European Law and Bulgarian National Institute of Justice, Sofia, Bulgaria, 28 October 2013

"Cross-Border Mergers, Divisions and Restructurings in the European Context," Annual Conference on EU Company Law and Corporate Governance 2013, Trier, Germany, 26-27 September 2013

"Delegated Ownership as a Form of Asset Protection in Germany," St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 16 May 2013

"German Law and Anglo-Saxon M&A," St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 16 May 2013

"Merger-related Squeeze-outs," The Takeover Market - Trends 2013, Deutsches Aktieninstitut e.V., Frankfurt, Germany, 14 May 2013

"Tax Aspects; Representations and Warranties; Purchase Price and Purchase Price Adjustments," Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Spring Seminar, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 5 March 2013

"Representations/Warranties and Indemnities in M&A Transactions under German Law," Joint Seminar of the Highest Commercial Court of Russian Federation  and Debevoise & Plimpton, Moscow, Russia, 18 February 2013

"Internal Investigations," Conference on White-collar Criminality in the EU in a Global Perspective - Challenges for Defense and Prosecution, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany, 24 October 2012

"M&A Transactions," Spring Seminar, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 20 March 2012

"M&A Transactions," Spring Seminar, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 28 March 2011

"Experiences with Internal Compliance Investigations," Hessian Bar Association, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 30 September 2010

"M&A Transactions," Spring Seminar, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 25 March 2010

"European Restructurings: Focus on France, Germany and the United Kingdom," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Seminar, London, United Kingdom, 24 November 2009

"European Restructurings: Perspectives from the United Kingdom, France and Germany," Debevoise & Plimpton Client Seminar, New York, USA, 15 September 2009

"Stabilization and Government Participation in Germany and the U.S.," Conference on the German Act on the Further Stabilization of the Financial Market, Deutsches Aktieninstitut e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 12 May 2009

"M&A Transactions," Spring Seminar, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 26 March 2009

"M&A Transactions," Spring Seminar, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 10 April 2008