
Zoe Q. Cooper Sutton
Associate, Banking
Bio
Zoe Cooper Sutton advises corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors in relation to a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged and acquisition finance, general corporate finance and restructurings.
Ms. Cooper Sutton’s recent experience includes advising:
- Adevinta ASA in the financing of its US$9.2 billion acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group from eBay Inc.;
- Silver Lake Partners in connection with the financing of its acquisitions of:
- Grupo BC, a leader in banking and property outsourcing services;
- Silae SAS, a cloud-based payroll and HR software specialist; and
- Groupe Meilleurtaux, a leading French online and mobile financial services provider;
- JDE Peet’s N.V. in the €6.5 billion refinancing of its existing indebtedness;
- IPI Partners, LLC:
- in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Safe Host SA, a leader in the Swiss data centre market; and
- and its portfolio company Supernap Italia in the financing for the construction and fit-out of a purpose-built 5.6MW data centre near Milan, Italy;
- Castik Capital in connection with the financing of its acquisitions of:
- Element Logic; and
- TBAuctions, and subsequent bolt-on acquisitions of Medical Auctions, Auksjonen and PS Auction by TBAuctions;
- H.I.G. Capital in connection with:
- the term loan and ABL facilities related to its acquisition of the heating and plumbing division of Travis Perkins PLC; and
- the financing of its subsequent acquisition of SHPEP Limited, trading under the Plumbworld brand;
- the Ferrero Group and related investment vehicles in financing the acquisition of Fox’s Biscuits Limited;
- Affidea B.V. in its €580 million term loan B and revolving credit facilities to refinance its existing capital structure and subsequent €150 million incremental facility;
- Kone in connection with its €850 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility;
- Outokumpu in connection with its €700 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility;
- Waypoint GP Limited in its €730 million take-private acquisition of Stallergenes Greer plc;
- 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;
- DH Private Equity Partners and certain portfolio companies in connection with various debt facilities; and
- Gazit-Globe Ltd. in connection with various debt facilities.
Credentials
Education
- Legal Practice Course, BPP University, 2015
- B.A., University of Oxford, 2014
Admissions
- England & Wales
Zoe Q. Cooper Sutton
Associate, Banking
zoe.coopersutton@skadden.com