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Pete Coulton

Pete Coulton

Europe 2026

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Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

Practice Areas

Pete Coulton is head of the firm’s European banking practice. He advises on a wide range of financing transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged acquisition and event-driven financings.

Mr. Coulton represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, corporate borrowers, banks and alternative lenders on complex multijurisdictional financings across all tiers of the capital structure, including syndicated senior and second lien facilities, unitranche facilities, ABL facilities, holdco PIK facilities, capital call facilities, real estate financings, distressed financings and workouts.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Pete Coulton is noted for his representation of private equity sponsors on big-ticket financings. He is head of Skadden's European banking practice.

Strengths

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  • Pete is extremely commercial, very practical and understanding. If something is wrong, he sees an actual solution for it,

    Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers European Guide
  • Pete is technically excellent and very client service-oriented.

    Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers European Guide
  • He's very practical, sensible and has a strong grasp of what is important.

    Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers European Guide

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