Katie Cotton > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Offices
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
Katie Cotton
Work Department
M&A and Private Equity
Position
Partner
Career
Katie represents public and private companies and investors in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, corporate finance and private equity transactions.
She represents clients in the technology, Internet, digital media and marketing, artificial intelligence, fintech, e-commerce and hardware and software industries, and also represents clients in the energy & infrastructure, consumer products, hospitality and financial services sectors.
Katie’s experience includes public and private mergers and acquisitions, earn-outs, carve-outs, asset acquisitions and disposals, recapitalisations, management buy-outs and take-private transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and minority investments. She has extensive experience with cross-border transactions and is particularly well-known for acting on sales of venture-backed companies to major international trade and financial buyers.
Languages
English
Education
University of Cambridge, M.A., Natural Sciences, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
(Next Generation Partners)With expertise in multijurisdictional transactions, particularly in the technology sector, the M&A practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP has amassed an extensive client roster including leading investment banks and multinationals. The group’s offering encompasses mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and equity and debt financings. The team is headed up by global technology co-chair Shawn Atkinson, who has considerable experience leading on international transactions. He frequently acts for investors and technology companies. Katie Cotton specialises in cross-border transactions, representing clients from the technology, media, and artificial intelligence industries on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and carve-outs. Other key names in the group include Katrina Walsingham, Shaun Malone, and Charles Sheldon.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers