Peter Erbacher

Overview

Peter has specialised experience in advising clients on national and international M&A transactions, restructurings and corporate law.

Work Highlights

• BP: advising on numerous transactions, including 
• ­the planned sale of refinery and pipeline stakes as well as on the planned purchase of a terminal,
• ­a Europe-wide cash pool project,
• the acquisition of Veba Oel and the subsequent reorganisation and integration of the Veba Oel Group and ARAL into Deutsche BP, 
• ­the carve out and sale of over 900 service stations in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia as well as a refinery participation to OMV and Orlen, 
• ­the restructuring and subsequent sale of its global olefins, derivatives and refining subsidiary Innovene to Ineos,
• ­the acquisition by Rosneft of PdVSA's share in its German refining joint venture ROG with BP.
• McKesson: advising on a number of projects and transactions, such as on the public takeover of Celesio.
• ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios: advising on its public takeover of Hochtief.
• Citibank: advising on the carve-out and sale of its German retail banking business (now Targo Bank) to Crédit Mutuel.
• Dow Chemical: advising on several deals, including on the acquisition of Wolff Walsrode from Bayer AG.
• Hewlett-Packard: advising on the acquisition of the IT service provider Triaton from ThyssenKrupp.
• Eurochem: advising on the acquisition of BASF’s fertilizer business.

Beyond the Office

Peter worked as a banker until 1979 at Commerzbank. He joined the German predecessor firm Oppenhoff & Rädler in 1989 and was appointed Partner in 2001.

Education and Qualifications

Peter studied law at the Universities of Erlangen and Frankfurt am Main.

He speaks German and English.