Peter Wardle

Peter W. Wardle is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group.

Peter represents issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and secondary public offerings, as well as public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, including private equity, cross border, leveraged buy-out and going private transactions. His IPO experience covers a variety of industries on both the issuer and underwriter side, including some of the largest transactions in the year they were completed. He also advises clients on a wide variety of general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and disclosure issues.

Representative Clients and Transactions:

• Represented Montrose Environmental Group, Inc., an environmental services company, on its initial public offering and follow-on offerings.
• Advised Gen Restaurant Group Inc., a Korean-style barbecue restaurant chain, on its initial public offering.
• Represented F45 Training Holdings, Inc., a franchise fitness company, on its initial public offering and other financings.
• Advised Mauser Packaging Solutions, an industrial packaging company, in multiple debt offerings and debt exchanges.
• Represented Leslie's Inc., a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care company, in connection with multiple public offerings.
• Advised Peloton Interactive Inc., an interactive fitness platform company, on a follow-on public offering of securities.

Peter earned his Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as business manager of the UCLA Law Review and articles editor of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1992 from Harvard University. He is a member of the firm’s Associate Compensation Committee and the Pro Bono Committee, with a significant pro bono practice advising non-profits on governance, contract and other issues.

Capabilities

• Capital Markets
• ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
• Emerging Companies / Venture Capital
• Fashion, Retail, and Consumer Products
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance

Credentials

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles - 1997 Juris Doctor
• Harvard University - 1992 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• California Bar