
Peita Menon






Peita is a partner in our London office whose practice focuses on advising high-value multinational companies, financial institutions and private equity funds on the full spectrum of tax matters.
Peita’s considerable experience includes advising clients on major transactions, including major public and private mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, debt and equity capital markets, and banking and finance matters. He also has a strong track-record of advising on domestic and cross-border restructurings, having devised and implemented complex structures in this area for many well-known multinational corporates.
While his practice spans multiple industries, Peita has particular experience in the real estate sector, where he has advised on numerous major real estate finance transactions, acquisitions and disposals, and the healthcare and pharmaceuticals sectors. He is noted for his deep insight into stamp tax matters and has helped major corporations, banks and funds develop sophisticated, stamp tax-efficient structures.
Peita’s practice is global in nature. In recent years, he has been increasingly involved in high-value cross-border transactional and advisory work in emerging markets, where his deep knowledge of UK tax law has enabled him to advise on the development of local tax policy. In late 2014, Peita was called upon to advise HM Treasury on the UK government’s proposal for a new UK withholding tax exemption for interest payments on privately placed debt.
Experience Highlights
Alvogen, a US-based specialty pharmaceutical company, on the sale of its CEE business to Zentiva, a Czech Republic-based international pharmaceutical company owned by Advent
Angelini, the Italian pharma and consumer healthcare group, on its worldwide acquisition outside of North America of ThermaCare, a medical manufacturer, from GlaxoSmithKline, the multi-national pharmaceutical company; the acquisition was key in relation to the creation of the GSK/Pfizer JV for Consumer Health
Bright Scholar, the largest operator of international and bilingual K-12 schools in China, on its $195 million acquisition of CATS Colleges Holdings Limited, an international school network with a platform of campuses located across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and China
Energean Oil & Gas plc, a FTSE 250 independent oil & gas exploration and production company, on the sale of certain UK and Norwegian oil & gas assets to Neptune Energy for $250 million, with a further contingent consideration of up to $350 million
Grupo Bimbo, the largest baking company in the world and producer and distributor of baked goods in 22 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, in the acquisition of the Mankattan Group, a key player in the baking industry in China
Infravia III Invest S.A., a French infrastructure investor, and the founders on the disposal of Next Generation Data, a data centre business in South Wales comprising Europe’s largest single site data centre campus
Mid Europa Partners, the leading private equity investor in Central and South Eastern Europe, on the sale of Zabka Polska S.A., Poland’s leading convenience retailer, to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners
Nestle S.A. on the sale of its 60% stake in Herta to Casa Taradellas and the creation of a joint venture for Herta with their respective stakes of 40% and 60%
Novator Partners LLP on their sale of Mode, a digital financial lender business, to TransferTo, a Singapore-headquartered provider of international airtime transfers, in exchange for a 28% stake in the holding entity of TransferTo
SoftBank Vision Fund in its $1.45 billion investment in Greensill, a supply chain financing business with significant operations in countries including the UK, Germany and Australia, in consideration for the issuance of around 39.8% of approximately the fully diluted share capital
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a leading marketer of lawn and garden products, on the $250 million sale of their European and Australian consumer operations to Exponent Private Equity LLP
HM Treasury on the UK government’s proposal for a new UK withholding tax exemption for interest payments on privately placed debt
Digital Realty Trust, one of the world’s leading data centre owners and operators and a US REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of 761,000 sq ft of data centre facilities, located in and around London and known as the Sentrum Portfolio, for approximately $1.1 billion
Credentials
- King’s College London, LLM,1994
- College of Law, Guildford, Law Society Finals, 1990
- University of Wales, LLB, 1989
- Best Lawyers UK (BL Rankings, LLC), Tax Law, 2023
- Chambers UK, Tax (UK–wide), 2021–2023
- Legal 500 UK, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Tax, 2021
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- InsightNovember 21, 2022
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- Deals & CasesSeptember 9, 2022
- Vinson & Elkins Achieves 12 Rankings in The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) UK 2022 GuideRankings & AwardsJune 30, 2022
- InsightJune 27, 2022
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- InsightJune 13, 2022
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- Deals & CasesJune 1, 2022
- InsightApril 8, 2022
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- Deals & CasesApril 8, 2022
- InsightMarch 10, 2022
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- InsightOctober 27, 2021
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- Deals & CasesOctober 11, 2021
- Rankings & AwardsSeptember 30, 2021
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