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\"\"Peter I. Minton<\/strong>
\n212.856.7244 Office
\n267.971.1412 Mobile
\npminton@mintonlawgroup.com<\/p>\n

Peter I. Minton is the founder and President of Minton Law Group, P.C. \u00a0His practice focuses on the representation of venture capitalists, angel investors and the startups and emerging businesses they invest in with their transactional needs, including raising capital, mergers & acquisitions and exit opportunities.<\/p>\n

Prior to founding the Minton Law Group, P.C., Peter practiced in the business transactions department of a large New York City law firm 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.<\/p>\n

Education:<\/strong> Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude<\/p>\n

Bar Admissions:<\/strong> New York<\/p>\n

Current and Past Representations and Transactions<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Corporate Representations and Transactions<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Outside general counsel to a celebrity charity marketing company
\n\u2022 Outside general counsel to an entertainment and gaming company
\n\u2022 Outside general counsel to an auto parts manufacturer
\n\u2022 A cash tender offer by\u00a0an aerospace company\u00a0for its outstanding notes and term debt
\n\u2022\u00a0A cash tender offer by a hedge fund for all the outstanding shares of a building products distributor
\n\u2022\u00a0The restructuring of a hedge fund’s interests in a U.S. auto manufacturer as part of the Troubled Assets Relief Program
\n\u2022 The restructuring of a\u00a0national bank in as part of the Troubled Assets Relief Program<\/p>\n

Business Transactions<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The acquisition of a manufacturer and online retailer of home goods by a private equity fund.
\n\u2022 The proposed acquisition by a hedge fund of an automobile parts manufacturer
\n\u2022\u00a0The acquisition of a defense consulting firm by a defense company
\n\u2022 The \u201ccredit bid\u201d acquisition of a fine china maker by a group of private equity funds
\n\u2022\u00a0The acquisition of the North American subsidiary of a European paper manufacturing business by a paper company
\n\u2022\u00a0The proposed acquisition of a non-prime residential lending and servicing business by a hedge fund.
\n\u2022\u00a0The purchase of the financial arm of a large U.S. auto manufacturer by a hedge fund<\/p>\n

Activist Investing Campaigns<\/strong>
\n\u2022 A \u201cvote no\u201d campaign regarding a large pharmaceutical company\u2019s proposed acquisition of a Chinese corporation
\n\u2022 An activist campaign and resulting settlement removing the CEO of a national restaurant chain
\n\u2022 A proxy contest for representation on the board of directors of an aerospace company<\/p>\n

Private Equity\/Investment Management Representations<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The settlement of private equity trades for various private equity funds
\n\u2022 Multiple private equity and hedge funds in connection with their Section 13 and Section 16 filing obligations<\/p>\n

Personal Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n

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. He now resides in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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