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Peter Löw

Peter Werner Maria Löw (born 21 October 1960) is a German lawyer and entrepreneur.

Peter Löw
Peter Löw
Löw in 2016
Born
Peter Werner Maria Löw

(1960-10-21) 21 October 1960 (age 64)
Ludwigshafen
NationalityGerman

Life

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Peter Löw was born in 1960 in Ludwigshafen, Germany.[1] In 1987, he started his doctoral studies in history at the University of Münster under the supervision of military historian Werner Hahlweg. After Hahlweg passed away, Löw found a new supervisor in Eckardt Opitz of Helmut Schmidt University, and in 1989 obtained a doctorate (Dr. phil.) for a dissertation on the Prussian army.[2]

In 1991, he enrolled at Insead, where he received an MBA.[3] In 1992, he submitted a dissertation on municipal law in Nazi Germany under the supervision of Franz-Ludwig Knemeyer at the University of Würzburg for which he received a legal doctorate (Dr. iur. utr.).[4]

In 2012, Löw became a member of the senate of the college of philosophy and theology of the Philosophical-Theological University Heiligenkreuz. He became an honorary professor for philosophy of economics in 2013.[5]

Peter Löw is a reserve officer in the Bundeswehr. In 2014, he survived an airplane crash in Florida.[6] He lives in Munich and at Hofhegnenberg Castle.[6]

Peter Löw was listed as one of the 500 richest Germans (ranked at no. 320) according to German Manager Magazin in 2020.[7]

Löw is married and is a father of seven children.[1][8]

Career

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Peter Löw worked as a consultant for McKinsey from 1991 and 1992.[3]

Löw claims to have acquired majority stakes or significant shares in more than 300 businesses since 1992.

Between 2002 and 2007, Löw co-founded and lead Arques Industries together with Dirk Markus.[9] In 2005, Arques acquired a number of printing businesses.

In 2007, Löw founded a gold trading company, 24k Trading Partners, but ended the business a year later.[10][11]

In 2008, Löw incorporated an investment company, bluO, which he managed until 2013.

Löw made the headlines with the bankruptcy of German news agency dapd.[12][13][14][11][15]

In 2013 Löw founded LIVIA Group as a family office.[16] Löw held the chemical manufacturer Alzchem[17] until it became public in 2017.[18]

Honours

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Publications

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  • Der preussische Unteroffizier im stehenden Heer des Absolutismus bis 1806. Am Beispiel der Infanteriekompanie. Hartung-Gorre, Constance 1989, ISBN 3-89191-317-6.
  • Formularsammlung für die Berliner Rechtspraxis.. Löw and Vorderwülbecke, Baden-Baden 1990, ISBN 3-928017-75-6.[20]
  • Kommunalgesetzgebung im NS-Staat: am Beispiel der Deutschen Gemeindeordnung 1935. Löw and Vorderwülbecke, Baden-Baden 1992, ISBN 3-928017-64-0.[21]
  • Electio debet eating in libertate eligentium. Peter Loew. Baden-Baden: Löw & Vorderwülbecke 1992, ISBN 3-928017-61-6.[22]
  • Theologie und Wirtschaft. JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2017,ISBN 978-3-7616-3276-5.[23]
  • Väter in den Augen ihrer Söhne: Lebensbilder der Familienväter Löw über vier Generationen 1870 bis 2016. JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-7616-3277-2.[24]
  • Flusenflug. Bekenntnisse eines Firmenjägers. Osburg Verlag, Hamburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-95510-233-3[25]
  • Fluffs. Confessions of a corporate raider. Osburg Verlag, Hamburg 2022, ISBN 978-3-95510-298-2[26]
  • Jungenhaft. Von einem, der auszog ... . Osburg Verlag, Hamburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-95510-299-9[27]
  • Boyish. The Tale of a Young Man Who Set Out to Learn the Meaning of Fear. Osburg Verlag, Hamburg 2022, ISBN 978-3-95510-299-9[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b Allgemeine, Augsburger. "Altes Schloss mit neuem Besitzer". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ Löw, Peter. (1989). Der preussische Unteroffizier im stehenden Heer des Absolutismus bis 1806 am Beispiel der Infanteriekompanie (1. Aufl ed.). Konstanz: Hartung-Gorre. ISBN 3891913176. OCLC 22763276.
  3. ^ a b "Investor Peter Löw: "Wir sind keine Jobkiller"". finanzen.net (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ Löw, Peter (1992). Kommunalgesetzgebung im NS-Staat: am Beispiel der Deutschen Gemeindeordnung 1935. Archiv der deutschen Hochschulwissenschaften. Baden-Baden: Zugl.: Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 1991. ISBN 9783928017640. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Prof. DDr. Peter Werner Maria Löw". Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Benedikt XVI. Heiligenkreuz (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b Allgemeine, Augsburger. "Altes Schloss mit neuem Besitzer". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. ^ Neßhöver, Christoph (1 January 2020). "Die 500 reichsten Deutschen". Manager Magazin. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ Frey, Gönul (13 February 2021). "Nachwuchs auf Hofhegnenberg". Friedberger Allgemeine. p. 38.
  9. ^ German Handelsregister, retrieved 23 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Goldhandel: Arques-Gründer mit spektakulärem Gold-Deal". www.wiwo.de. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b Balzli, Beat (9 May 2008). "Im Orden der Alchemisten". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via www.spiegel.de.
  12. ^ "Nachrichtenagentur dapd: Pleitegrund wohl Missmanagement". www.manager-magazin.de. manager magazin. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ^ Hielscher, Henryk; Steinkirchner, Peter; Welp, Cornelius. "Insolvenz der DAPD: Haben sich die Investoren übernommen?". www.wiwo.de. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  14. ^ LANDSBERG, TORSTEN; BARTHOLD, CHRISTIAN (22 June 2013). "Zwei deutsche Oligarchen". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. pp. 04–5, 05. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via taz.de.
  15. ^ "Nachrichten aus Deutschland und der Welt | Frankfurter Rundschau". www.fr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Peter Löw weiter auf Erfolgskurs". Wirtschaftskurier (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  17. ^ Peter Löw: Väter in den Augen ihrer Söhne, J.P. Bachem Verlag, 2018, S. 168
  18. ^ "AlzChem ab heute an Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse gelistet | AlzChem". www.alzchem.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Appointment of the Delegate for Germany". 20 May 2022.
  20. ^ Löw, Peter (1990). Formularsammlung für die Berliner Rechtspraxis (1st ed.). Baden-Baden: Löw und Vorderwülbecke. ISBN 3928017756. OCLC 75172100.
  21. ^ Löw, Peter (1992). Kommunalgesetzgebung im NS-Staat am Beispiel der Deutschen Gemeindeordnung 1935. Baden-Baden: Löw & Vorderwülbecke. ISBN 3928017640. OCLC 32350098.
  22. ^ Löw, Peter (1992). X 1, 6, 14 : "Electio debet esse in libertate eligentium" (1st ed.). Baden-Baden: Löw & Vorderwülbecke. ISBN 3928017616. OCLC 56210747.
  23. ^ Löw, Peter (2017). Theologie und Wirtschaft : "... der werfe den ersten Stein" (1st ed.). Köln. ISBN 9783761632987. OCLC 1024080463.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  24. ^ Löw, Peter (2018). Väter in den Augen ihrer Söhne : Lebensbilder der Familie Löw über vier Generationen 1870 bis 2016 (1st ed.). Köln. ISBN 9783761632963. OCLC 1028553300.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  25. ^ "Flusenflug". Osburg Verlag. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Osburg Verlag - Flusenflug". www.osburg-verlag.de (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Jungenhaft". Osburg Verlag. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Osburg Verlag - Jungenhaft". www.osburg-verlag.de (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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