Overview

Peter’s practice is focused in the areas of private equity, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. He advises private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and a variety of public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and joint ventures, as well as general corporate matters. He also has experience in a variety of corporate finance matters.

The following is a list of representative matters in which Peter has assisted.

Experience

  • Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, in its $7 billion acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

  • Funds managed by Apollo in the $2 billion sale by New Fortress Energy Inc. of 11 LNG infrastructure vessels to a newly formed venture owned approximately 80% by Apollo funds and 20% by NFE

  • Cedar Park Capital (formerly Untitled Group) in connection with its investments in NAADAM and Tu-K Industries

Credentials

Education

  • Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, J.D., 2018
  • St. Francis Xavier University, B.S., Physics, 2014

Admissions

  • New York
  • Nova Scotia
News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Represents Tidewater in Sale to FTAI Infrastructure

Vinson & Elkins represented AP Shale Logistics ManagementCo LLC, doing business as Tidewater Logistics, a barge and rail transloading company with …

June 29, 2026

June 29, 2026 • 1-minute read

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Vinson & Elkins Represents Monarch Alternative Capital LP in Capstone Green Energy Investment

Vinson & Elkins LLP represented Monarch Alternative Capital LP (“Monarch”) in connection with a series of related transactions with Capstone …

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026 • 1-minute read

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FourPoint Resources, Quantum Capital Group, and Kayne Anderson to Acquire Ovintiv’s Uinta Basin Assets for $2 Billion

Vinson & Elkins represented FourPoint Resources LLC and Quantum Capital Group which, in partnership with Kayne Anderson Capital Partners, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE, TSX: OVV) (“Ovintiv” or the “Company”) to acquire Ovintiv’s Uinta Basin assets for $2.0 billion in cash.

November 14, 2024

November 14, 2024 • 1-minute read

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Newpark Resources Announces Sale of Fluids Systems Segment

Vinson and Elkins advised SCF Partners, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of the Newpark Fluids Systems business of Newpark Resources, Inc., a leading global pure-play oil & gas and geothermal fluids solution provider.

September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 • 1-minute read

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Vital Energy to Significantly Increase Permian Basin Scale Through Accretive Transactions

Vinson & Elkins advised Vital Energy, Inc. in its agreement to purchase all of Tall City Property Holdings III LLC’s Delaware Basin assets for $285 million in cash and 1.58 million common shares, net of customary closing price adjustments. Vinson & Elkins also advised Maple Energy Holdings, LLC in connection with its agreement to sell all of its Delaware Basin assets to Vital Energy in an all-equity transaction consisting of 3.31 million common shares, net of customary closing price adjustments.

September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023 • 1-minute read