Peter Weiss

Partner and head of the corporate and commercial department. Advises start-ups, lenders and institutional clients, as well as family offices, owner operated businesses and those in the media and entertainment, fashion and retail industries; provides specialist strategic corporate and property finance advice, M&A and joint ventures and has specialist experience on advising on complex partnership issues (in particular LLPs). Chairs the firm’s Social Responsibility Group and works with a number of national and international charities. Acts as non-executive director for several Sport England subsidiaries including the National Sports Trust Council responsible for implementing the media campaign, This Girl Can. Peter is also a trustee of the International Centre for Social Franchising. · Simons Muirhead Burton

EnglandCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceFrench

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Partner and head of the corporate and commercial department at Simons Muirhead Burton, advising start-ups, lenders, institutional clients, family offices and owner‑managed businesses across media, entertainment, fashion and retail. Provides strategic corporate and property finance advice, M&A and joint ventures, and has specialist experience on complex partnership (in particular LLP) issues; chairs the firm’s Social Responsibility Group and holds non‑executive and trustee roles in sports and social franchising organisations.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceReal EstateCommercialMedia, Entertainment & FashionStart-upsPartnerships & LLPs

Office

England

Simons Muirhead Burton · Partner and head of the corporate and commercial department. Advises start-ups, lenders and institutional clients, as well as family offices, owner operated businesses and those in the media and entertainment, fashion and retail industries; provides specialist strategic corporate and property finance advice, M&A and joint ventures and has specialist experience on advising on complex partnership issues (in particular LLPs). Chairs the firm’s Social Responsibility Group and works with a number of national and international charities. Acts as non-executive director for several Sport England subsidiaries including the National Sports Trust Council responsible for implementing the media campaign, This Girl Can. Peter is also a trustee of the International Centre for Social Franchising.

England

Expertise

Start-ups and venture clientsLender and institutional adviceFamily offices and owner‑managed businessesMedia, entertainment, fashion and retail sectorsStrategic corporate and property financeMergers & acquisitions and joint venturesPartnership/LLP issuesSports and charity governance

Education

Vassar College, New York (BA English)
College of Law, London (CPE; LPC)

Admissions

Qualified 2000 (England)

Languages

French