Zoe Woodhouse - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Zoe Woodhouse focuses her practice on advising European and international private equity sponsors and other investors on cross-border corporate and M&A transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and divestitures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work. She advises clients on investments from across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology, sports and media, manufacturing and industrials.

Results


  • Advised IDEX Corporation on its acquisition of micro-precision technology manufacturing company Muon B.V. and its subsidiaries from Rivean Capital for €700 million.*
  • Advised KKR on its acquisition of the Selecta Group, Europe’s largest independent pan-European vending machine operator, from Allianz Capital Partners.*
  • Altamont Capital on its acquisition of Accelerant, a vertically integrated insurance company focused on UK and EU SMEs for €70 million.*
  • Advised TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of Independent Clinical Services, a leading healthcare staffing, complex care services and outsourcing provider, from The Blackstone Group.*
  • Advised a life sciences tools platform created by global US investment firm, on its strategic acquisition of a premier UK-based manufacturer of advanced chromatography columns for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.*
  • Advised Crayhill Capital Management on its US$200 million financing of Heroes, a UK-based technology-driven ecommerce company and on the US$300 million financing for Unybrands, an integrated platform for e-commerce businesses.*
  • Advised a strategic value investment firm as note purchaser of convertible notes issued by a global information, communications and technology business as a follow-on investment to a secured financing provided in April 2022.*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

 

Credentials


Education
University of Law, LPC, 2013
University of Law, GDL, 2012
University of Warwick, BA, 2011

Admissions
England and Wales