Peter P. Jones

Peter Jones represents clients across of range of corporate transactions in developed and developing markets, with a particular focus on private equity, financial sponsors and high-growth and established technology clients.

His representations prior to and since joining Skadden include:

• LINE Corporation and its group companies on a number of matters, including:
  • the establishment of a cryptocurrency-focused fund in Hong Kong;
  • the acquisition of all assets comprising the music streaming business MixRadio from Microsoft Corporation;
  • investments into funds in various jurisdictions;
  • minority investments in various jurisdictions; and
  • strategic joint ventures in various jurisdictions;
• The Culture Trip Ltd. on its investment from its founder and funds managed by PPF N.V.;
• ETF Securities Limited on the equity, U.S. and debt financing aspects of the $611 million sale of its European exchange-traded commodity, currency and short-and-leveraged business to WisdomTree Investments, Inc.;
• Hg Capital in its acquisitions of the Foundry and Parts Alliance;
• Montagu Private Equity LLP in its acquisition of Open International;
• a large Asian corporation on a $1 billion joint venture in southeast Asia;
• a large Asian corporation in its acquisition of a leading messaging platform;
• a U.S. hedge fund on its technology joint venture in China;
• LIXIL Corporation in its $3 billion acquisition of GROHE; and
• ORIX Corporation in its €2 billion acquisition of Robeco from Rabobank.