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Overview

Mitchell Zuckerman is Of Counsel in the Global Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office.

Mitchell’s practice focuses on the representation of leading commercial and investment banks and alternative lenders in large cap and middle-market leveraged finance transactions. His expansive finance experience includes domestic and international sponsor-led acquisition financings, recapitalizations, first lien/second lien and asset-based credit facilities, project finance transactions and issuances of secured and unsecured high-yield bonds. He also represents financial institutions in connection with liability management transactions and both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings.

Mitchell received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School (with honors) in 2012, where he was a member of The George Washington Law Review, and received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park (magna cum laude) in 2009. He is a member of the bar of the State of New York.

Representations

  • Blue Owl, Blackstone and Ares in Permira’s $7.2 billion take-private acquisition of website design platform Squarespace.
  • A syndicate of six private credit lenders, led by Ares and KKR Credit, on the financing for Legends’ $2.3 billion acquisition of ASM Global, creating the preeminent premium live events company.
  • The financing sources in Bain Capital's $4.5 billion take-private acquisition of Envestnet, a leading wealth management technology company.
  • The lead arrangers on the $5.6 billion financing for KKR’s investment in Cotiviti, a leading healthcare data analytics and technology business.
  • A club of private credit lenders, led by Golub Capital, Blackstone and Blue Owl, on the financing for TPG’s $1.4 billion acquisition of Nextech, a leading provider of clinical and administrative healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices.
  • Oak Hill on the financing for TPG Global’s $500 million acquisition of a majority stake in Elite, a provider of financial and practice management solutions to law firms.
  • The lenders on the financing for Cobham’s £2.57 billion acquisition of Ultra Electronics, a leading defense electronics solutions provider.
  • Moody’s Corporation in its $2 billion agreement to acquire RMS, a leading global provider of climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics, from Daily Mail and General Trust plc.
  • The private credit lenders on the financing for Thoma Bravo’s $6.6 billion acquisition of Auctane (f.k.a. Stamps.com), a leading provider of e-commerce shipping solutions.
  • Bank of America, Wells Fargo Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital Markets and UBS Securities, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Bank of America and Wells Fargo, as administrative agents, in connection with $5.145 billion in term loan and asset-based revolving credit facilities for Bass Pro Group’s acquisition of Cabela’s. Bass Pro and Cabela’s are leading retailers of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise.
  • BarclaysRBC Capital MarketsBMO Capital Markets, and Goldman Sachs, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Barclays and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agents, in connection with $900 million in first lien and second lien credit facilities financing Bain Capital’s and J.H. Whitney’ acquisition of Epic Health Services and PSA Healthcare. Post-acquisition, the companies were merged to form Aveanna Healthcare, a leading pediatric home healthcare company.
  • JPMorgan Chase and the other arrangers in connection with the $390 million term loan facility for SiteOne Landscape Supply. SiteOne is the nation’s largest supplier of wholesale goods for green industry professionals in the United States and Canada.

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Practice Areas

Financial Restructuring

Global Finance

Corporate

Direct Lending and Private Credit Lending

Leveraged & Syndicated Lending


Languages

English


Admissions

New York Bar


Education

The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2012

University of Maryland College Park, B.A. 2009