Zoe Q. Cooper Sutton

Ms. Cooper Sutton’s recent experience includes advising:

• the special committee of independent directors of Adevinta ASA in connection with the US$13.2 billion bid to acquire Adevinta by a consortium led by funds advised by Permira and Blackstone, as well as General Atlantic and TCV
• Adevinta ASA in the financing of its US$9.2 billion acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group from eBay Inc.
• Blackstone in the financing for the establishment of a reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s that will be a multiyear participant on AIG’s outwards reinsurance program
• Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Advisors (formerly IPI Partners, LLC):
  • in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Safe Host SA, a leader in the Swiss data centre market
  • in several financings for the construction and fit-out of data centres with more than 108 MW aggregate capacity across Italy, Switzerland and the Nordic region
• Castik Capital in connection with the financing of its acquisitions of:
  • Element Logic, as well as its subsequent leveraged recapitalisation
  • TBAuctions, as well as subsequent bolt-on acquisitions of Klaravik, Surplex, Medical Auctions, Auksjonen and PS Auction by TBAuctions
• CVC Capital Partners and its portfolio company, Cooper Consumer Health, in the acquisition of Viatris’ over-the-counter business
• EG Group in its US$2.8 billion sale of the majority of its Ireland and U.K. businesses to ASDA Group Limited
• Empark, a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, in connection with its super senior revolving credit facility
• Ferrero Group in the financing of its acquisition of Fox’s Biscuits Limited
• Global Auto Holdings Limited in its US$654 million take-private acquisition of Lookers plc
• H.I.G. Capital in connection with the financings of its:
  • take-private acquisition of DX (Group) plc
  • acquisition of the heating and plumbing division of Travis Perkins PLC
  • acquisition of SHPEP Limited, trading under the Plumbworld brand
• Intact Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Limited, in the US$648 million acquisition of the brokered commercial lines operations of Direct Line Insurance Group plc
• Janus Henderson Group PLC regarding its revolving credit facility
• JDE Peet’s N.V. in the €6.5 billion refinancing of its existing indebtedness
• Key Safety Systems, Inc. in the cross-border financing of its US$1.6 billion acquisition of substantially all of the assets and operations of Takata Corporation as part of Takata’s Chapter 11 case, secured by assets located in over 30 jurisdictions
• Kone in connection with its €850 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
• Optio Group Limited, a portfolio company of Preservation Capital Partners, in the financing of its acquisitions of Circles Group. S.A. and Den Hartigh Beheer & Exploitatie B.V.
• Outokumpu in connection with its €700 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
• SDC Capital Partners LLC in connection with several data centre financings with over 96 MW aggregate capacity in Germany
• Silver Lake Partners in numerous financings, including in connection with its acquisitions of:
  • Grupo BC, a leader in banking and property outsourcing services
  • Silae SAS, a cloud-based payroll and HR software specialist, as well as its subsequent leveraged recapitalisation
  • Groupe Meilleurtaux, a leading French online and mobile financial services provider
• Waypoint GP Limited in its €730 million take-private acquisition of Stallergenes Greer plc