
Dr. Peter Wand LL.M.
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 high-end M&A transactions, reorganizations, carve-outs and joint ventures with a focus on automotive and financial services. He also has long-standing experience advising leading institutional investors on fund investments.
Representative Legal Matters
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Regularly advises Mercedes-Benz on M&A transactions.
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Regularly advises Tencent on venture capital transactions.
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Regularly advises the German Nuclear Waste Management Fund and other leading institutional investors on their fund investments.
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Advised VINCI Energies on the acquisition of Kontron's IT services business.
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Advised Rakuten on a long-term partnership with 1&1 to build its own mobile network.
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Advised Visa on its acquisition of Payworks, a provider of next-generation point of sale payment technology.
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Advised specialty chemicals group Evonik on the EUR 3 billion sale of its methacrylates business to funds advised by Advent International.
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Advised Mayersche Buchhandlung with Best Of Books on the merger with omnichannel book retailer Thalia.
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Advised global IT services provider Birlasoft on the worldwide integration aspects of its merger with KPIT.
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Advised LKQ on the EUR 1.5 billion acquisition of Stahlgruber.
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Advised Sulzer on the acquisition of GEKA Group from 3i.
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Advised Sika on the acquisition of the FAIST ChemTec Group.
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Advised Sulzer on the acquisition of the Transcodent Group.
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Advised Flowserve on the EUR 186 million sale of Gestra Group to SpiraxSarco Engineering.
Professional Honors
- Legal 500 for M&A Large Deals (EUR 500m+) in Germany, 2022
- 14th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany for his work in M&A law, 2023
- Leading lawyer for corporate work in Germany, Juve 2022/2023
- Leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A work in Germany, Chambers Global 2019/2020
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
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Matthias Scholz, Dr. Thomas Schänzle, Dr. Christian Vocke
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern is registered with the Local Court of Frankfurt/Main (registered seat) HRB 123975. It is associated with Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.