Cooper Hawley advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and strategic clients on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and growth equity investments. He represents clients across a wide range of industries, including software and technology, aerospace, industrials and manufacturing, and food and beverage, while maintaining a practice that is not confined to any single sector.
Earlier in his career, Cooper represented sponsors, borrowers, lenders, issuers, distressed investors, and direct lenders in a wide range of financing matters, including leveraged acquisitions, high-yield bond issuances, liability management transactions, and debt restructurings. Leveraging his prior experience, Cooper advises clients on the interplay of debt and equity in M&A and growth equity transactions, helping them optimize deal structures and navigate complex financing and operational considerations.
