Peter Guryan
Partner
Antitrust and Competition
Peter Guryan is a partner in the antitrust department resident in Fried Frank's New York office. He joined the Firm in 2001 and became partner in 2007.
Mr. Guryan's practice is focused on antitrust counseling, government and regulatory review of mergers and acquisitions, and litigation. He has successfully represented major corporations in a wide range of industries in connection with merger, joint venture, and civil non-merger investigations before the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and state antitrust authorities. Mr. Guryan also has extensive experience in matters involving overlapping jurisdiction with the European Commission and other foreign antitrust authorities. Mr. Guryan recently represented Merck in its US$41b merger with Schering-Plough.
Prior to joining Fried Frank, Mr. Guryan was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, where he played a significant role in the successful challenge of the proposed merger between WorldCom and Sprint. He was also a contributor to the ABA Antitrust Section's Mergers and Acquisitions: Understanding the Antitrust Issues, 2d Edition (2004).
Selected Representations
- Counsel to APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its acquisition by Fresenius SE.
- Counsel to Aearo Technologies, Inc. and Permira Advisers LLC in connection with the sale of Aearo to 3M.
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Counsel to Abraxis BioScience, Inc. in connection with various transactions, including the acquisition of AztraZeneca's US anesthetics and analgesic product portfolio.
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Counsel to Aleris International, Inc. in connection with various transactions, including its acquisition of the aluminum business of Corus Group and its bid to buy Novelis, Inc.
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Counsel to Burlington Resources in its merger with ConocoPhillips.
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Counsel to Cambridge Information Group in its acquisition of Proquest Information and Learning.
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Counsel to Catalyst Paper in its acquisition of the Snowflake newsprint mill from AbitibiBowater.
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Counsel to CommScope, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of Andrew Corporation.
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Counsel to Delta and Pine Land Company in connection with various transactions, including its acquisition by Monsanto Company.
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Counsel to Dow Jones & Co. in connection with various transactions, including its acquisition of Marketwatch, Inc.
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Counsel to eFunds Corp. in its acquisition by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
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Counsel to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Permira Advisers LLC, New Mountain Capital, and AEA Investors, in connection with numerous transactions involving portfolio companies.
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Counsel to Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the Power Corporation of Canada, in connection with the sale of its Healthcare Division to CIGNA.
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Counsel to Hawker Beechcraft in connection the proposed sale of its Fixed Base Operations (FBOs) business to BBA Aviation plc.
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Counsel to Houghton International, in connection with its acquisition of D.A. Stuart.
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Counsel to McJunkin Corporation in connection with a number of transactions, including its merger with Red Man Pipe and Supply Company.
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Counsel to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. in connection with the creation of Movielink, a joint venture among five major studios, providing video-on-demand services.
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Counsel to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by a consortium led by Sony Corporation of America, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Comcast Corporation and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners.
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Counsel to Merck & Co., Inc. in its US$41b acquisition of Schering-Plough.
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Counsel to Merck & Co., Inc. in connection with a number of transactions, including its acquisitions of Insmed, Glycofi and transactions with Neuromed and Fox Hollow Technologies, Inc.
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Counsel to MGM Mirage in connection with various transactions, including its acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group.
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Counsel to New York Stock Exchange in connection with its acquisition of Archipelago Holdings, Inc.
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Counsel to SPX Corporation and Kendro Laboratory Products in connection with the acquisition of Kendro Laboratory Products by Thermo Electron Corporation.
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Counsel to Thomson Financial and TradeWeb in connection with its joint venture with and investment by ten of the world's leading investment banks.
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Counsel to TradeWeb in connection with its acquisition by Thomson Corp. |
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