Partner

Dr. Peter Ruby

Rechtsanwalt

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.

Awards & Recognitions

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Listed for Corporate

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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„Oft empfohlen“ für Bank- und Finanzrecht

JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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„Oft empfohlen“ für Bank- und Finanzrecht

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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Listed for Corporate

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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Listed for Banking and Finance

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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"target-oriented and pleasant", competitor

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)
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"Recommended" for Bank Lending and Acquisition Finance

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)
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"truly magnificent", competitor

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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"Recommended" for Bank Lending and Acquisition Finance

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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„zielorientiert u. angenehm“, Wettbewerber

JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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„Oft empfohlen“ für Bank- und Finanzrecht

JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023

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

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

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

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

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance Finance Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions International Group Structures

sectors

Private Equity & Venture Capital Care Market

Insights

Global Reach

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