Peter Myners
Partner
Luxembourg
Peter Myners
Partner
Luxembourg
Contact Details
Peter’s practice consists of a wide range of corporate matters, with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border) and joint ventures / co-investments, and the establishment and operation of Luxembourg investment platforms for alternative investment managers. He regularly acts as the key point of contact for clients, coordinating specialist teams as needed, both in relation to Luxembourg structures and also the investments that are carried out from those structures. He was seconded to a FTSE 100 company in Luxembourg in 2006 and joined Allen & Overy in Luxembourg in 2010.
Peter is the co-head of Allen & Overy’s alternative investment group globally, a member of the executive committee of the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA), and a regular speaker at seminars in Luxembourg and the surrounding area on a broad range of topics, including recently on trends in the alternative investment space, M&A trends, recent developments in Luxembourg corporate law, and directors’ duties under Luxembourg law.
"Allen & Overy Luxembourg’s corporate and M&A department is 'excellent', and clients appreciate that the Luxembourg office is 'part of a global relationship with the firm for M&A operations worldwide'. The 'very dedicated, proactive and business oriented' Peter Myners is 'excellent' – 'a top-quality lawyer'."
Legal 500
"Clients value his 'availability and ability to think outside of the box,' and that he 'always does the best for the client.' Others that Myners is 'extremely commercially driven,' adding: 'He gets things sorted and is very sensible'." Chambers and Partners
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar as an Avocat à la Cour, 2018
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, 2010
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
Academic
LPC, The College Of Law, London, 2001
LLB, King's College London, 2000
Experience highlights
Advising a global investment bank on the sale of its global Corporate Services business to the Vistra Group, a global corporate service provider. The business specialises in the administration of structures for structured finance transactions (CLOs, CDOs, securitizations, mortgage-backed securities), aircraft leasing, commercial real estate holding and investment funds (mainly private equity and real estate).
Advising Oaktree Capital Management, on the sale of its portfolio company SACO Property Group to Brookfield.
Advising U.S.-based Global Bankers Insurance Group, a consortium of insurance and reinsurance companies focusing on life insurance and annuities, on its acquisition of NN Life Luxembourg, a Luxembourg-based life insurance solutions provider (formerly ING Life Luxembourg), from NN Group.
Advising the seller on the sale of IVC Group, a major flooring manufacturer, to Mohawk Industries.
News & insights
Publications: 27 NOVEMBER 2020
Podcast: Luxembourg - a leading hub for alternative investments and a hedge against uncertainty
Today, Luxembourg is widely used as a hub to set up alternative investment funds (so-called upstream or fund formation) and to structure and execute transactions at the funds’ investment portfolio…
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Publications: 09 APRIL 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: key considerations from a Luxembourg corporate law perspective
Covid-19 coronavirus has had a very significant impact on businesses across all sectors and many questions have arisen as regards the application of Luxembourg corporate law in this situation.
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Publications: 20 JANUARY 2020
Inactive entities are about to be removed from the Luxembourg trade and companies register
Following the statement issued by the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice in December 2019[1] , the Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) confirmed on 13 January 2020 that it will start removing inactive…
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Publications: 05 SEPTEMBER 2019
In the context of the implementation of the second shareholder rights directive (SRD II), the Luxembourg legislator has amended the law of 24 May 2011 relating to the exercise of certain shareholder…
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar as an Avocat à la Cour, 2018
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, 2010
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
Academic
LPC, The College Of Law, London, 2001
LLB, King's College London, 2000
Recognition
Allen & Overy Luxembourg’s corporate and M&A department is ‘excellent’, and clients appreciate that the Luxembourg office is ‘part of a global relationship with the firm for M&A operations worldwide’. The ‘very dedicated, proactive and business oriented’ Peter Myners is ‘excellent’ – ‘a top-quality lawyer.
Legal 500
Clients value his ‘availability and ability to think outside of the box,’ and that he ‘always does the best for the client.’ Others that Myners is ‘extremely commercially driven, ’adding: ‘He gets things sorted and is very sensible’.
Chambers Global, 2019
Praised by clients as a ‘very active, motivated and commercial’ adviser, Peter Myners assists high-profile private equity houses with M&A transactions. He is highly experienced acting on cross-border work.
Chambers Europe, 2018
Peter Myners is said to be ‘very proactive, very competent and very helpful’ when dealing with clients.
Chambers Europe, 2017
Published work
Co-author (2018) Luxembourg chapters (for fundraising and investing), The Private Equity Review, seventh edition, (London, The Law Reviews)