Geoff Peters

Partner – M&A | Business Law
T  604 628 6719  E  gpeters@mdslawyers.com
Year of Call: England & Wales 1995 | Alberta 2006 | B.C. 2018
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Geoff has over 25 years of experience advising clients ranging from founders and owners to global multi-nationals.  His clients include entrepreneurs, private companies, First Nations and their economic development corporations and investors.  He has advised across a broad range of industries and has extensive international experience, working on transactions and projects in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America as well as Canada and the United States.  

Geoff advises clients on the buying and selling of businesses, commercial agreements, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, partnership arrangements and other collaborative ventures and capital raisings.  He has a keen interest in sustainability, the energy transition and clean tech.  He has spent time advising both government-owned entities and their commercial partners on projects relating to national resource development. 

A lover of the outdoors, Geoff and his family moved to Canada in 2018 for the sea and the mountains.  Before moving to Vancouver he was a partner in the London, UK office of an international firm.  He has also previously worked for two years in the Calgary office of a Canadian national firm. 

education & accreditation

Law Society of British Columbia (2018)
Law Society of Alberta (2006)
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax (M.A., 2005)
Law Society of England and Wales (1995)
College of Law (CPE 1992 & Law Finals 1993)
Oxford University (B.A., 1990)

areas of expertise

Mergers & Acquisitions
Joint Ventures
Commercial Agreements
Clean Tech
First Nations Economic Development

Geoff is a great asset to have in your corner. He approaches every scenario with a calm, calculated and practical mind. His experience shined through during our work together and I would happily work with him again in the future. I've never had someone go so above and beyond in my career and it's truly a privilege having someone like him in your corner.

Gonzalo Tudela
COO, Santevia Water Systems Inc.

Geoff is one of the smartest, most committed and most practical deal lawyers in the M&A space who also cares deeply about delivering value for clients. Having instructed Geoff for over a decade, he has demonstrated himself to be the very definition of the ‘trusted advisor’.

Alasdair Murray
Assistant General Counsel Global M&A, Anti-Trust & Real Estate, BP p.l.c.

My business partner and I were very fortunate to have Geoff in our corner during a recent M&A transaction we were involved in. Geoff’s calm, collected and straightforward approach coupled with his in-depth knowledge of M&A saved us countless hours of unnecessary back and forth, not to mention thousands of dollars in legal fees. Geoff was instrumental in getting the deal across the finish line. I would have every confidence in working with Geoff again on future transactions as well as highly recommended him to anyone looking for an excellent M&A Lawyer.

Jason Erwin
President, Aqua Spa & Pool Supply Ltd.

experience

  • Advising BC based, renewable energy focused SaaS company on their $25m Series B equity financing
  • Advising renewable energy project developer on sale of wind-farm project to TSX-listed renewable energy company
  • Advising on formation of joint venture to develop and monetize sustainable construction materials technology;
  • Advising hydrogen fuel-cell technology company on equity capital raising and strategic investment
  • Advising industrial design and manufacturing company in relation to commercial agreements relating to manufacture and sale of hydrogen fuel-cell generator for industrial applications
  • Advising global oil major on joint venture to monetize stranded natural gas reserves through manufacture of low emissions synthetic diesel
  • Advising technology-driven Canadian cultural sector company on significant investment and strategic investment by US based PE fund
  • Advising private equity fund on acquisition of leading Western Canadian distributor of industrial products
  • Advising private equity fund on acquisition of majority interest in building supply business
  • Advising family office on the acquisition of a British Columbia based industrial manufacturing company
  • Advising founders on sale of majority stake in distribution of residential leisure products business to private equity fund