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Simons Muirhead Burton Offices
87-91 Newman Street
LONDON
W1T 3EY
England
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Peter Weiss
Work Department
Corporate and commercial
Position
Partner and head of the corporate and commercial department. Advises start-ups, lenders and institutional clients, as well as family offices, owner operated businesses and those in the media and entertainment, fashion and retail industries; provides specialist strategic corporate and property finance advice, M&A and joint ventures and has specialist experience on advising on complex partnership issues (in particular LLPs). Chairs the firm’s Social Responsibility Group and works with a number of national and international charities. Acts as non-executive director for several Sport England subsidiaries including the National Sports Trust Council responsible for implementing the media campaign, This Girl Can. Peter is also a trustee of the International Centre for Social Franchising.
Career
Trained NabarroNathanson; qualified 2000; assistant NabarroNathanson; assistant then associate Davenport Lyons 2001-06; partner 2007; partner Simons Muirhead and Burton 2013 to date.
Languages
French.
Education
Vassar College, New York (BA English); College of Law, London (CPE; LPC).
Leisure
Writing, cycling, tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Simons Muirhead Burton is consistently sought out by start-ups and growth companies, multinationals and private equity funds, who turn to the ‘highly skilled’ team for its capabilities in private company M&A and investment transactions. The practice is jointly steered by Natalie Wright and Peter Weiss; Wright is a key port of call for clients operating in the retail and beauty sectors, while Weiss is noted for his expertise in advising on corporate finance transactions. The team has been strengthened by the arrival of Ben Klinger, who joined from Seddons in March 2022, and Alon Domb, who joined from Ince & Co in January 2023. Rosalyn Breedy left the firm in July 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design