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Dr. Peter Ruby

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 29
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Languages German, English

Peter Ruby specialises in advising banks, investors, industrial companies as well as insurance companies and pension funds on all aspects of corporate, acquisition and real estate finance. His practice also includes national and international M&A advisory work, particularly in the health care, automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. Peter’s clients praise him for his negotiation skills and his ability to focus on what is essential.

Peter joined CMS in 1996 and became a partner in 2001. In 2000, he was seconded to Morgan Stanley as well as to CMS in London.

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Relevant experience

  • Advising Allianz Group companies as lenders on financing the acquisition of the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers (Deutsche Bank headquarters) in Frankfurt
  • Advising a consortium of banks, insurance companies and pension funds on refinancing the Centro Oberhausen shopping centre
  • Advising equity fund Seaford on financing the acquisition of a dialogue marketing group
  • Advising Huber Packaging Group on financing the acquisition of production facilities from Crown, a US headquartered provider of packaging products, in Switzerland, Finland, the UK and France
  • Providing ongoing advice to German and international industrial companies on syndicated financing, issuing bonds and debt financing in general
  • Advising various funds on structuring questions, on raising funds as well on acquisitions in the context of establishing groups in the elderly and intensive care, dialysis and radiology sectors as well as in medical devices retailing
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Publications

  • Vertragsbuch Gesellschaftsrecht, Für den gesamten Bereich der Unternehmensfinanzierung verantwortlicher Mitautor, C. H. Beck Verlag 2008
  • Einsatz von Mezzanine-Krediten bei Akquisitions- und Projektfinanzierungen 2007
  • Drahtseilakt - Chancen und Risiken beim Cash-Pooling, Jahrbuch Unternehmensfinanzierung 2005
  • Fremdfinanzierung der Aktiengesellschaft durch Wandelschuldverschreibungen, Optionsanleihen und Gewinnschuldverschreibungen, Der Syndikus 2001
  • Haftung des Managements bei der Bestellung von Sicherheiten für Akquisitionskredite bei einem Share-Deal, Finanzbetrieb 2000
  • Schuldbefreiung durch absolute Anspruchsverjährung - Alternative zum Restschuldbefreiungsverfahren der neuen InsO, Peter Lang Verlag 1997
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Lectures list

  • Stabilisierung von Finanzierungsstrukturen im Vorfeld und in der Sanierung, Stuttgart, July 2009
  • Patronatserklärungen – Finanzierungshilfe mit Risiken und Nebenwirkungen, Heidelberg, June 2009
  • Wirtschaft im Abschwung – Finanzierung in der Krise, Stuttgart, February 2009,
  • Wirtschaftsfrühstück zum Thema "Konzernfinanzierung – Wird nach der GmbHG-Reform (MoMiG) alles einfacher?", Stuttgart, January 2009
  • Konzernfinanzierung - wird nach der GmbHG-Reform (MoMiG) alles einfacher?, Stuttgart, July 2008
  • Unternehmensfinanzierung über Fremdkapital, Stuttgart, July 2007
  • Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen von Genussrechten, Stuttgart, July 2006
  • Unternehmensführung und Mittelstandsfinanzierung (Workshop Asset Backed Securities), Stuttgart, March 2004
  • Fremdfinanzierung über Asset Backed Securities, Stuttgart, February 2004
  • Finanzierung einer Unternehmensakquisition, Stuttgart, November 2002
  • Acquisition Finance in Germany, London, December 2000
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Education

  • 1997: PhD on an insolvency law topic under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rolf Stürner
  • 1996: Admitted as a lawyer
  • 1989 - 1994: Law and economics studies in Freiburg
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18/04/2024
Real estate finance law in Germany
A. Mortgages 1. Can Security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes. In general, there are no restrictions on the ownership of land or the taking and enforcing of security rights by a foreign party. 2...
03/03/2023
CMS advises FIELDS Group on majority stake in IT service provider amasol
Stuttgart – FIELDS Group, a private equity firm operating in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) and the Benelux countries, has acquired a majority interest in the amasol Group with effect from...
20/01/2021
CMS advises Spiegel Institut Group on acquisition by Rhein Invest
Stuttgart – Dutch private equity investor Rhein Management B.V. (“Rhein Invest”) and investor and buy-in manager Dr Andree Kang signed an agreement at the end of December 2020 to acquire all the...
06/01/2021
CMS advises HUBER Packaging Group on sale to Envases Group
Stuttgart – Envases Europe A/S (Denmark), which is a member of the Envases Universales Group, a leading global manufacturer of consumer goods packaging, has agreed to acquire HUBER Packaging Group GmbH.A...
18/12/2020
CMS advises Dürr on acquisition of majority stake in teamtechnik
Stuttgart – The Dürr Group has acquired 75% of the shares in teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH, thereby strengthening its market position in the automation sector. teamtechnik, which is headquartered...
04/12/2020
CMS advises terranets bw on acquisition of Gas-Union Transport
Stuttgart – terranets bw GmbH has acquired regional gas transmission operator Gas-Union Transport GmbH. This move will allow terranets bw to expand its transmission network from southern Germany to...
12/11/2019
CMS advises consortium led by Dieter von Holtzbrinck and Marc Zeimetz on...
Stuttgart – A consortium led by Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ver­mö­gens­ver­wal­tung GmbH and Marc Zeimetz has signed an agreement with existing owner Quantum Capital Partners to acquire regional postal company...
10/01/2019
CMS advises Italian measurement technology specialist Marposs on acquisition...
Stuttgart – Italian measurement technology specialist Marposs S.p.A. has acquired the long-established Thuringia-based company Lehren- und Meßgerätewerk Schmalkalden GmbH by way of a share deal. The...
15/06/2018
CMS advises Belgian real estate investor Cofinimmo on portfolio transaction...
Stuttgart – Listed Belgian real estate company Cofinimmo SA has acquired 17 care home properties spread across four German federal states in a portfolio deal. The vendor is a joint venture of European...
07/04/2015
HUBER Packaging Group advised by CMS on acquiring four plants in Switzerland,...
Stuttgart – HUBER Packaging Group GmbH, headquartered in Öhringen, has acquired four production facilities for chem­ic­al-tech­nic­al tinplate activities from US-based CROWN. The plants are located in...
07/04/2015
HUBER Packaging Group advised by CMS on acquiring four plants in Switzerland,...
Stuttgart – HUBER Packaging Group GmbH, headquartered in Öhringen, has acquired four production facilities for chem­ic­al-tech­nic­al tinplate activities from US-based CROWN. The plants are located in...
28/01/2015
CMS advises Cordea Savills on successful acquisition of two major office...
Stuttgart – Düs­sel­dorf-based Cordea Savills Invest GmbH has acquired two properties in Hamburg for its club deal “Spezi­alf­onds” Cordea Savills Real Invest 1 in transactions worth more than EUR...