Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Client SatisfactionLed by Pete Coulton, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP's European banking group has excellent credibility among large corporates from a range of industry sectors, regularly advising them across their funding requirements, from general working capital and refinancings through to event-driven financings, including for M&A purposes. Within this context, the team is adept at structuring transactions which use debt throughout the capital structure, including syndicated TLB, second lien and private credit. Clive Wells is a key member of the team and recently advised clients including a Fortune 500 global science and technology innovator.
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Key clients
- Danaher Corp
- The special committee of independent directors of Adevinta ASA
- IPI Partners LLC
- H.I.G. Capital
- Global Auto Holdings Limited
- PayPal Holdings, Inc
- SDC Capital Partners LLC
- UCB S.A.
- Iceland Foods
- SharkNinja Appliance
- Fortress Investment Group LLC
- Energy Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Fortune 500 global science and technology innovator Danaher Corp on the financing aspects of its successful $5.7bn acquisition of Abcam plc.
- Advised IPI Partners LLC on a €1.05bn syndicated green loan financing for the construction and fit-out of 80MW purpose-built data centres near Milan, Italy, in a landmark transaction for the European data centre market.
- Advised H.I.G. Capital on the financing aspects of its $390m going-private acquisition of DX (Group) plc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pete Coulton