Peter I. Minton
pminton@mintonlawgroup.com
Peter I. Minton is the founder and President of Minton Law Group, P.C. His practice focuses on the representation of venture capitalists, family offices and private equity funds with their transactional needs.
Prior to founding the Minton Law Group, P.C., Peter practiced in the business transactions department of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP where he represented private equity and hedge fund clients, as well as their portfolio companies, in a diverse range of transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, bankruptcies, secured transactions and activist investing campaigns.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor 2006
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts 2002, cum laude
Bar Admissions: New York
Current and Past Representations
Venture Capital Representations
- Investor counsel to WISE Ventures on its venture capital transactions
- Investor counsel to Kairos HQ on its venture capital and secondary transactions
- Investor counsel to Divergent Capital on its venture capital transactions
- Investor counsel to January Ventures on its venture capital transactions
- Investor counsel to Arosa Ventures on its venture capital and certain private equity transactions
- Investor counsel to The Carlyle Group on certain venture capital transactions
- Investor counsel Kingdon Capital Management on certain venture capital transactions
- Issuer counsel to a waste management startup on a “Series B†transaction
- Issuer counsel to an education tech company on a “Series A†transaction
- Investor counsel to certain New York Angels on their “Series Seed†investments
- Investor counsel to certain Hyde Park Angels on their “Series Seed†investments
Business Transactions
- The acquisition of a manufacturer and online retailer of home goods by a private equity fund
- The sale of a celebrity charity marketing startup to a strategic partner
- The proposed acquisition by a hedge fund of an automobile parts manufacturer
- The acquisition of a defense consulting firm by a defense company
- The “credit bid” acquisition of a fine china maker by a group of private equity funds
- The acquisition of the North American subsidiary of a European paper manufacturing business by a paper company
- The proposed acquisition of a non-prime residential lending and servicing business by a hedge fund
- The purchase of the financial arm of a large U.S. auto manufacturer by a hedge fund
General Corporate Representations and Transactions
- Outside general counsel to a waste management company
- Outside general counsel to an education technology company
- Outside general counsel to an auto parts manufacturer
- A cash tender offer by an aerospace company for its outstanding notes and term debt
- The restructuring of a national bank as part of the Troubled Assets Relief Program
Activist Investing Campaigns
- A “vote no” campaign regarding a large pharmaceutical company’s proposed acquisition of a Chinese corporation
- An activist campaign and resulting settlement removing the CEO of a national restaurant chain
- A proxy contest for representation on the board of directors of an aerospace company
Personal Biography
Peter was born and raised outside of Cleveland, Ohio. He was valedictorian of Aurora High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he was on the rowing team and was the founding member of a student investment group. After graduation, Peter spent time backpacking in Europe and the Middle East and then attended the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an editor on the American Criminal Law Review. He enjoys sports, traveling and fine dining with friends.
