Peter Flägel, Counsel - Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Attorney

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., 1994 Georgia-Augusta University School of Law, Goettingen, Germany
Dr. jur., 1996 Georgia-Augusta University School of Law, Goettingen, Germany
LL.M., 1999 Fordham University School of Law

Admissions

1996-1999 Germany
2000 New York

Publications Available on this website...

"Effects of Loss of WKSI Status on Automatic Shelf Registration Statements," Client Advisory, February 4, 2009; "Antitrust and the Horizontal Merger Guidelines of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission," Client Advisory, January 2009; "Beneficial Ownership Reporting by Non-U.S. Institutions," Client Advisory, November 5, 2008; "Acceleration of SEC Periodic Reporting Deadlines and Disclosure of Website Access to Reports," Client Advisory, October 24, 2002

Additional Publications

"Der Wiederverkauf von "Restricted Securities" und "Control Securities" in den USA nach der Reform von Rule 144 des U.S. Securities Act," Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, October 2008; “Deregistrierung von Foreign Private Issuers in den USA,” Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht, August 2008; “Asset Securitization und insolvenzrechtliche Probleme in den USA,” Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, March 2005; “U.S. European Community Corporate Environmental Management,” New York Law Journal, August 24, 2001 (co-authored); “How an Expansive Interpretation of §363(f)(5) Is Helping Debtors Sell Assets Free of Liens,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, January 2000 (co-authored)

Prior Experience

1996-1998 Associate, Esche Schümann Commichau (Hamburg, Germany)

Languages

German
Spanish

Illustrative Matters

Client	Description
ArcLight Capital Partners	Acquisition of MYR Group, Inc.
Avnet, Inc.	Acquisitions of Savoir Technology Group, Inc. in 2000 and Kent Electronics Corporation in 2001; $425 million Securitization Facility in 2001 and 2002; issuance of $475 million in public debt in 2003.
Chiral Quest Corp.	Preferred stock venture capital financings in 2007 and 2008.
Danisco A/S	Sale of United States flavor business in 2007.
German Practice	Representation of German corporations in the United States - ARNO GmbH, Chelsea Art Museum (managed by German individual), Eppendorf AG, New Commercial Room GmbH, Sauer Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH, Symrise Inc., Vacation Villas International GmbH; representation of U.S. Companies in connection with German aspects of M&A transactions
ICAP North America Inc.	Acquisitions of First Brokers Securities, Inc. and APB Financial LLC in 2002.
Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd.	$218 million IPO and NYSE listing; several equity offerings since 2002, including a $150 million public offering in May 2009.
Pall Corporation	Acquisition of Filtration and Separations Group from US Filter Corporation in 2002.
Pointer Telocations, Ltd.	$8.5 million PIPE in 2007.
R.M. Smythe & Co., Inc.	Sale of collectibles business to Spink & Son Limited in 2008.
Sea Containers Ltd.	Several equity offerings of 4.2 million shares on a continued or delayed basis in 2003 and 2004; high yield debt offering in the principal amount of $103 million in 2004.
Symrise Inc.	Acquisition of worldwide flavor and seasonings business of Chr. Hansen A/S in 2008.
Trinity Biotech plc.	Acquisitions of coagulation business (German aspects) and cardiac product line from Sigma Diagnostics, Inc. in 2002; issuance of $3.5 million convertible debt in 2002; issuance of $20 million convertible debt in PIPE deal in 2003; issuance of $22.5 million in equity and warrants in PIPE deal in 2004; acquisitions of Adaltis U.S., Inc. and Fitzgerald Industries International, Inc. in 2004; acquisitions of Research Diagnostics, Inc. and Primus Corporation in 2005; $25 million public equity offering in 2006; acquisition of worldwide coagulation products of bioMerieux, Inc for $52 million in 2006; acquisition of Cortex Biochem, Inc. business in 2007; $7 million public equity offering in 2008.
Vuance Ltd.	Acquisition of Security Holding Corp. in 2007.