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Peter C. Bergan, Jr.

Partner

Chicago

Peter advises investors, developers and owners on a wide range of real estate transactions, from large-scale commercial developments to complex infrastructure projects.

With over a decade of experience, Peter has guided clients through joint ventures, investments, financings and acquisitions/dispositions across commercial, digital infrastructure, industrial, mining, retail, hospitality, and multifamily and single-family assets nationwide.

He brings a unique focus to data center and digital infrastructure assets with a broad perspective, advising on construction, M&A, leasing, customer and other contracts. From hyperscale facilities and colocation centers to enterprise and cloud-based solutions, he draws on his experience with industry stakeholders to deliver clear, confident guidance to clients navigating this increasingly dense space.

Beyond the office, Peter is committed to community service, serving as a board member for Rugby Ohio, an organization dedicated to supporting the growth and development of children and teenagers through the game of rugby. He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

  • Peter’s experience includes advising:

    • A leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses on forming a strategic partnership with a global investment firm valued at $3.5 billion to accelerate the expansion of the client’s best-in-class, wholesale data centers throughout North America and Europe.
    • A leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services in connection with the acquisition and financing of a telecommunications service provider, including certain U.S. and European data center assets, for $1.4 billion.
    • A facility management provider in the acquisition of a leading facilities services company headquartered in San Francisco, in a cash transaction valued at $830 million.
    • A real estate management and development company based in Montreal, Quebec, as U.S. counsel on its acquisition of a real estate development, investment, and asset management company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for total consideration of up to CA$528 million, including future payments and earnouts.
    • A medical equipment company specializing in sterilization and surgical products in its acquisition of a global provider of infection prevention products and services primarily to endoscopy and dental customers, for $3.6 billion.
    • The global leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications, and its shareholders in connection with its acquisition of a global provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics, from a Dutch conglomerate, and advised on the related senior secured financing to support the acquisition.
    • An electric public utility subsidiary of a diversified energy holding company in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 and concurrent issuance of an equal aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 2.65% Series of 2021 due 2028, which were delivered to the trustee to be held as collateral security for the Senior Secured Notes.
    • A leading installer and distributor of insulation and building material products in the United States in its acquisition of one of the largest privately held insulation contractors in the United States.
    • A large private-sector coal company in connection with a series of recapitalization transactions to, among other things, provide the client with maturity extensions and covenant relief, while allowing it to maintain sufficient operating liquidity and financial flexibility.
    • A leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government, and environmental sectors in the acquisition of an aerospace company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
    • An Ohio-based mining company in connection with the acquisition and financing of substantially all of the operations of the world's leading steel and mining company for approximately $1.4 billion.

    Please note: Peter’s experience includes that prior to joining Orrick.

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