Biography
CO-CHAIR, CORPORATE, M&A, AND SECURITIES PRACTICE GROUP
Peter’s practice focuses on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and other significant corporate matters, including:
- Private equity transactions
- Cross-border transactions
- Corporate divestitures
- Corporate finance and securities laws matters
- Compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
Peter advises clients in a wide range of industries, which include shipping, transportation and logistics; information analytics; industrial and manufacturing; defense; technology; gaming and retail.
Outside the Firm
Peter was born in Munich, Germany, and is proficient in both the German and French languages.
Experience
- Clarivate PLC in its $302.5 million sale of MarkMonitor to Newfold Digital.
- Nations Capital, Inc. in connection with a majority investment in NCI by Gordon Brothers.
- Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, in several transactions, including:
- its acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services, specializing in contract packaging, contract manufacturing, and warehousing for some of the largest and best-known consumer brands in the United States, primarily in the consumer packaged goods, retail, and healthcare industries.
- its $480 million acquisition of Whiplash, a leading national provider of omnichannel fulfillment and logistics services.
- its $275 million acquisition of all of the outstanding equity of Illinois-based Midwest Warehouse and Distribution System, which operates nine multi-client and eight dedicated-customer warehouses in five regions, primarily in the greater Chicago area, as well as New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.
- its acquisition of the MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider with a national network of facilities, including last mile capabilities.
- Heraeus Holding GmbH, a leading international family-owned portfolio and global Fortune 500 company, in two separate transactions:
- its acquisition of Norwood Medical, based in Ohio, a leader in advanced outsourcing of medical manufacturing solutions to some of the largest and most well-known medical companies, providing full-service manufacturing, processing, and assembly.
- its acquisition of Mo-Sci Corporation, a world leader in the supply of medical and specialty glass, and ETS Technology Holdings, a provider of innovative wound care technologies.
- UAV Factory, a global leader in tactical unmanned aerial vehicle design and manufacturing, having delivered more than 300 aircraft to defense, intelligence, and commercial customers in more than 55 countries, in its sale to AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, power generation, and specialty industrial markets.
- J.F. Lehman & Company, LLC, a NY-based private equity firm, in several significant transactions, including:
- sale of IMIA Group Holdings, LLC to investment affiliates of The Carlyle Group and Stellex Capital Management.
- acquisition of CodeMettle, LLC, in partnership with the company’s founders and management. CodeMettle provides custom software development and proprietary software solutions for the management of critical communication networks to a variety of defense, government, and commercial customers to assemble a common operating picture across both strategic and tactical network domains.
- acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of International Marine & Industrial Applicators, LLC and Craft and Technical Solutions, LLC (collectively, “IMIA”) from IMIA Group, Inc.
- acquisition of the heavy equipment and mining divisions of Oldenburg Group Incorporated.
- acquisition of API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ATNY) a leading provider of high performance RF, microwave, millimeter wave, power, and security solutions.
- acquisition of American Scaffold, a leading provider of scaffolding systems and environmental containment solutions for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of U.S. Government vessels.
- acquisition of Ravn Air Group, a regional air transportation provider in the niche geographic market of Alaska.
- Paddy Power in several transactions, including:
- the merger of its U.S. business (“Betfair US”) with FanDuel. The combined company creates the largest online sports destination in the United States, bringing together the leader in international sports betting and gaming and the company that redefined fantasy sports.
- acquisition of StarStreet, Inc., a U.S. based daily fantasy sports operator.
- Connecticut Distributors, Inc., one of the largest wine and spirits distributors in the state of Connecticut, in its acquisition of New England Wine & Spirits which represents close to 100 suppliers from around the globe, as an Importer and a wholesale distributor across the entire state of Connecticut.
- Trident Maritime Systems, LLC, in its acquisition of the assets of Custom Alloy Corporation.
- IHS Inc., in several transactions, including:
- the sale of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of IHS’ Operational Excellence & Risk Management business to a financial sponsor.
- its $1.4 billionacquisition of R.L. Polk & Co., a leader in the automotive industry and owner of the Carfax brand.
News & Views
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Shawmut in Acquisition of First Finish, LLC
Peter Schnur, Jason S. Luter, Peter M. Melampy, John T. Winton, Joseph T. Gulant, Stephen M. Pennartz
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Trident Maritime Systems in Sale of Hoffman Engineering
Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Adam R. Seiden, Naomi M. Gallimore, Madeleine D. Rose, Joseph T. Gulant
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents NOVA Infrastructure Management, LLC as U.S. Counsel in Its Take-Private Acquisition of UGE International Ltd.
Adam R. Seiden, Peter Schnur, Simon I. Bord, John T. Winton, Joseph T. Gulant, Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Clarivate in Acquisition of Global QMS, Inc.
Peter Schnur, Peter M. Melampy, Madeleine D. Rose, Robert J. Mittman, Joseph T. Gulant, Megan E. Spitz
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Alert
Amendments to New York LLC Transparency Act Delay Effective Date, Among Other Changes
CorporateJeffrey M. Rosenfeld, Peter Schnur, Louis M. Rappaport, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Alexander J. Dondershine
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Alert
The New York LLC Transparency Act Will Add Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Requirements in December
CorporateJeffrey M. Rosenfeld, Peter Schnur, Louis M. Rappaport, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Alexander J. Dondershine
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Ryder System, Inc., in Acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services
Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Peter M. Melampy, Kevin J. Bruno, Joseph T. Gulant, Brooke T. Iley
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Nations Capital, Inc. in Majority Investment by Gordon Brothers
Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Eliezer M. Helfgott, Joseph T. Gulant, Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, Adam R. Seiden
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Trident Maritime Systems in Its Acquisition of the Assets of Custom Alloy Corporation
Peter Schnur, Thomas A. Cournoyer, Joseph T. Gulant, Naomi M. Gallimore, Margaret Anne Hill, Frank L. Tamulonis III
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2023
Linda Kornfeld, Jared Zola, Jonathan K. Waldron, William R. Bennett III, Scott Arnold, Justin A. Chiarodo
Recognitions
- “Most Innovative Deal of the Year” Award at The Deal Awards Europe.
- Consumer Deal of the Year Award by the M&A Advisor.
- 2019–2021, 2023, listed in The Legal 500 United States
Affiliations
Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
Peter is active in the leadership of the firm, currently serving as co-chair of the Corporate, M&A and Securities practice group, and a member of the Distribution Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, International Alliances Committee, and Recruiting Committee.
Peter is also an active member of the Columbia College Alumni Association and Fordham Law Alumni Association.
Credentials
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
Education
- Columbia University, BA
- Fordham University School of Law, JD
- French
- German