Pete Coulton is head of Skadden’s European finance practice. He has over 20 years of experience advising private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, banks and financial institutions on a wide range of cross-border financing transactions across all tiers of the capital structure, with a focus on leveraged and acquisition finance, infrastructure finance, general corporate finance, fund finance and restructurings.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Special Situations Lawyers | 2026 | Finance, Private Equity, Special Situations |
Representative transactions include:
- Adevinta ASA in connection with the financing of its $9.2 billion acquisition of eBay’s classifieds business
- Agroberries on its investment in BerryWorld’s EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses
- BillerudKorsnäs AB in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Verso Corporation
- Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Advisors:
- in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Safe Host SA, a leader in the Swiss data centre market
- on several financings for the construction and fit-out of data centres across Italy, Switzerland and the Nordic region
- Central Group and SIGNA Group on the financing of their £4 billion acquisition of the Selfridges Group (including the iconic department store on Oxford Street in London)
- the Ferrero family office and related investment vehicles in connection with the financing of its acquisitions of:
- Ferrara Candy Company
- Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary assets and related intellectual property
- Kelsen Group AS from Campbell Soup Company
- Fox’s Biscuits Limited
- F.I.L.A. – Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini SpA in connection with the financing of its acquisitions of:
- Daler-Rowney
- the ARCHES fine arts business
- Healthpeak Properties Inc. (formerly HCP, Inc.) in connection with various financings, including the senior debt facilities for Formation Capital’s acquisition of the NHP Group
- JAB Holding Company:
- and its subsidiary Acorn Holdings B.V. in connection with the financing of its $2.4 billion acquisition of shares in JDE Peet’s N.V. (Netherlands) from Mondelez International, Inc.
- in connection with over €12 billion of credit facilities for JAB and its investment vehicles and portfolio companies
- SDC Capital Partners LLC in connection with several data centre financings in Germany
- V Sports S.C.S. in connection with its investment in Aston Villa Football Club