Peter is the chair of the Firm’s Business Practice and oversees its Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity/Venture Capital and Corporate Finance Practices. Peter works with public companies, private equity and venture funds, family offices, emerging businesses and entrepreneurs to help them achieve their goals. He helps clients in all stages of business – from strategic planning to debt and equity financings, board and governance counseling, executive and incentive compensation, technology and complex business transactions and other commercial arrangements, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, corporate succession planning and divestitures. Peter is a passionate dot connector who knows the value of relationships. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America and “Ohio Super Lawyers”.
Representative clients in recent matters include: American Greetings Corporation, Avery Dennison Corporation, CapitalWorks LLC, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cliffs Natural Resources, Emergency Medicine Physicians, HDT Tactical Systems, IMG Worldwide, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Cuyahoga Capital Partners fka KCC Investors, Key Principal Partners, The Kirby Company, Kirtland Capital Partners, Lake Erie Monsters Professional Hockey Club, Lincoln Electric, Metalmark Capital, NetCash, Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation, Quicken Loans Arena, Resilience Capital, Revol, Safeguard Properties, The Scott Fetzer Company, World Book, and various family offices and financial institutions.