Peter North’s practice focuses on corporate taxation, with an emphasis on providing tax assistance on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and financing transactions.

Peter regularly advises on cross-border investment structures, capital and debt market offerings, employment-related tax issues, and transaction taxes such as stamp duty.

Peter joined the firm in 2023. Immediately prior to joining Cleary, he was an associate in the London office of another major international law firm. Before that, Peter practiced in New Zealand, where he also specialized in cross-border investment, transfer pricing, controversy, and tax policy matters.

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Notable Experience

Notable Experience

  • Bridgepoint on the acquisition of a majority stake in ht.digital, a leading, UK headquartered provider of digital asset assurance and technology solutions.

  • DCC plc on the £1.05 billion sale of DCC Healthcare to leading European investment group, Investindustrial.

  • Bridgepoint on the £169 million recommended offer for Eckoh plc, a leading provider of secure payments and customer engagement software.

  • VeloBank and Cerberus in proposed acquisition of Citi Handlowy’s consumer banking business.

  • Shareholders including Bridgepoint, Permira, and management in the sale of cruise.co, a leading European online travel agent for cruises, to Hays Travel, the UK’s largest independent travel agent.

  • Bridgepoint on the sale of its majority stake in Hobbycraft, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK, to Modella Capital.

  • Exponent on its majority investment in Northern Ireland’s largest private healthcare firm, the Kingsbridge group.

  • Vale in its $26 billion strategic partnership with Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Ma’aden and PIF, pursuant to which Manara Minerals invested in Vale’s energy transition metals business.

  • GlaxoSmithKline in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Aiolos.

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