
Peter P. Jones
Associate, Corporate
Bio
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:
- Livongo in its $18.5 billion acquisition by Teladoc Health;
- SK Hynix in its pending $9 billion acquisition of Intel’s memory business;
- F5 Networks in its $1 billion acquisition of Shape Security and its $440 million acquisition of Volterra;
- Xperi Corporation in its $3 billion merger with TiVo Corporation;
- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. in its $14.3 billion acquisition by affiliates of Digital Colony Partners and the EQT Infrastructure IV fund, the largest media and communications leveraged buyout since the 2008 financial crisis;
- a sovereign wealth fund on minority investments in various U.S. technology companies;
- Transaction Services Group (TSG) in Calera Capital’s sale of a majority stake in TSG to Advent International Corporation;
- 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;
- JP Morgan as financial advisor to Ellie Mae, Inc. in its $3.7 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo LLC;
- 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.
Credentials
Education
- Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, England & Wales, 2010
- Diploma in Law, The College of Law, England & Wales, 2009
- M.A. (Hons) University of St. Andrews, 2008
Admissions
- California
- England & Wales
Peter P. Jones
Associate, Corporate
peter.jones@skadden.com