Peter brings with him more than 35 years of management experience working in large multinational corporations, as a founder of a venture backed start up business and as the CEO of a high tech public company.

Some of his key achievements include:

• Multiple global M&A acquisitions ranging for sub $10M to more than $3.5B
• Leadership of a $2.5B optoelectronic component business supplying lasers, optical receivers and passive components to the world market. Multi-location with more than 4000 employees
• Led restructuring projects following an acquisition that included the closure of businesses, and divestment of non-core activities
• Founder of a venture startup addressing optical solutions for long haul optical networking including optical switching and control plane capabilities. VC’s were all silicon valley based.
• Led another company from Venture based startup to separate public listings on TSX and NASDAQ
• Experienced in Telecom, Wireless and Optical technology businesses as well as having spent some time in the Automotive industry
• Practised in global markets with more than $1B of revenues in North America, EMEA, India and Japan. Establish a Joint Venture in India.
• Peter has lived and worked in Europe, Africa and North America. He is both a UK and Canadian citizen and divides his time between Ottawa, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.

Peter is joining the Canadian team. You can contact Peter at peter.allen@eatonsq.com or via phone: +1 416 640 7124 or +1 613 853 3030.

Maurice was a Tax and Commercial lawyer and partner of Kliger Partners (now KCL Law) for over 10 years. He then moved into commerce and as an Advisor, Director and/or shareholder.

Maurice has advised, facilitated and been a principal in transactions across the spectrum including M&A, Capital raisings and Debt funding.

A graduate of Bachelor of Law Taxation from the University of Melbourne, he now mentors Melbourne University Law students and volunteers at FareShare.

Maurice is joining the Melbourne team. You can contact Maurice at maurice.spicer@eatonsq.com or via phone: +61 3 8199 7911.