Pete Lawley Bio

Pete focuses on private equity and private M&A transactions, including advising on governance arrangements, management participation, and warranty and indemnity insurance. He works with financial sponsors and strategic corporates, both Dutch and international. Pete has spent a large part of his career in New York, London and Tokyo working on transactions with clients all around the world. He frequently leverages this experience helping both Dutch and international clients on their cross-border transactions. Pete works across all sectors and with any deal structure, but has particular expertise in transactions in the financial services and infrastructure (including digital infra) sectors, as well as other transactions considered "difficult". Legal 500 praises that he has "a strong intrinsic understanding of commercial and financial points and drafts elegant solutions much more effectively and efficiently than competitors, who often need considerable guidance on these matters from principals and financial advisers". Pete also has particular expertise in transactions involving Japanese parties, having spent nearly ten years working and studying in Japan. Pete is a key member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group and Private Equity practice. He co-authors the Netherlands chapters in Lexology Panoramic: Financial Services M&A, Lexology Panoramic: Private Equity (Transactions), Lexology In-Depth: Private Equity (Investing), and the International Comparative Legal Guide – Fintech.