Peter Hanoian, a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group, advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity investments, strategic transactions, joint ventures, and general corporate matters.
Peter also advises management teams and operating executives in sale transactions, as well as search fund entrepreneurs throughout the life cycle of their search fund, including formation, acquisition, governance and investment exit.
Peter concentrates his practice on transactions in the healthcare services and advanced manufacturing sectors, and has significant experience in the payments, consumer, business services, technology, and professional sports industries.
Experience
Areas of Practice
Professional Activities
Peter is a member of the working group of the American Bar Association Committee on M&A Market Trends that produces the Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study, a widely-cited resource on current M&A deal terms.
Peter also serves as outside counsel to Adolescent Health Champions, a non-profit public health peer education non-governmental organization, and is active in Goodwin’s Neighborhood Business Initiative, a firm project that provides pro bono legal services to low income businesses in Boston and New York.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2012, Peter was a senior associate in the Boston assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers and is registered as a Certified Public Accountant.
Credentials
Education
JD2012
Northwestern University School of Law
(cum laude)
Master of Science2007
Boston College Carroll School of Management
BS2006
Providence College
(magna cum laude)
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts