Skip to content

Peter Banks

Partner

London

Banks Peter
Peter Banks

Partner

London

Peter is a private equity partner based in London and is part of our global private equity group. Peter has significant experience advising private equity funds and other financial sponsors on a range of cross-border M&A transactions, including buyouts, exits, joint ventures, partial sales, consortium arrangements and co-investments. Peter also spent six months seconded to the M&A team of a global pharmaceutical corporation.

"Peter Banks is commercial, experienced and pragmatic. He seeks solutions, not disputes and protects clients' interests." Legal 500 UK 2021

Peter is ranked as a "Highly Regarded" by IFLR1000and he is also listed as a Rising Star for Private Equity (Legal Week 2019, 40 under 40).

Related articles

Countryside

News: 15 May 2023

A&O advises EQT Infrastructure on EUR 3.4bn landmark transaction

Read more A&O advises EQT Infrastructure on EUR 3.4bn landmark transaction

News: 16 March 2023

Allen & Overy advises Waterland on investment in Moore Kingston Smith

Read more Allen & Overy advises Waterland on investment in Moore Kingston Smith

Publications: 23 January 2023

EU Regulation on foreign subsidies enters into force - implications for private equity investors

Read more EU Regulation on foreign subsidies enters into force - implications for private equity investors

Experience highlights

Expertise

Practices

Corporate and M&A

Private Equity

Sectors

Private Equity

Office

London

One Bishops Square
London
E1 6AD

View office →

Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009

Academic

LLB (Hons), Law, University of Bristol, 2005    

Fraudulent emails

Please note there is a known fraud/scam currently using the Allen & Overy brand and Peter Bank's name.

More information on fraud using the Allen & Overy brand can be found here.

Other noteworthy experience

Advising:

  • Exponent on its acquisition of TRS Foods and East End Foods from their respective founders.
  • PAI Partners and R+R Ice Cream on the joint venture with Nestlé to combine their worldwide ice cream businesses.
  • Bridgepoint on the sale of a minority interest in Element Materials Technology to Temasek.
  • TDR Capital on the sale of the International Car Wash Group to Roark Capital.
  • H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of Vernacare from Palatine Private Equity.
  • 3i Group on the sale of Element Materials Technology Group to Bridgepoint.
  • NXMH on the acquisition of Bitstamp, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange.
  • OMERS Private Equity and AIMCo on the acquisition of Environmental Resources Management from Charterhouse Capital Partners.
  • Exponent on the acquisition of BBI Diagnostics from Alere.
  • H.I.G. Capital on the sale of Kondor Limited, the specialist provider of category management solutions for audio and mobile accessory products to DCC.

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