About Cot Eversole

Cot Eversole partners with public and private companies, private equity sponsors, family offices, boards, management teams and investors on capital raising, strategic and transformational transactions, corporate governance, investor engagement, and other significant corporate and securities law matters.

His practice includes public and private capital markets transactions, including IPOs, secondary and follow-on offerings, private financings, and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, SEC reporting and disclosure, public company readiness, listings and uplistings, board and executive advisory matters, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and shareholder activism. He regularly advises companies throughout their life cycle, from growth-stage and privately held businesses to mature public companies navigating complex financing, governance, disclosure and strategic matters.

Practical guidance shaped by experience on both sides of the table

Clients value Cot’s ability to translate complex issues into clear, practical and actionable guidance that supports business objectives and informed decision making. Drawing on extensive experience as both a lead external advisor and a senior in-house leader, he understands how boards, management teams and investors evaluate growth opportunities, governance challenges, capital allocation decisions and transactions.

Experience leading an S&P 500 and Fortune Global 500 public company platform

Before joining Katten, Cot served as Deputy General Counsel – Securities of CRH plc (NYSE: CRH), an Ireland-headquartered global building materials company and member of the S&P 500 and Fortune Global 500. In that role, he advised the board and senior management on capital markets transactions, securities law matters, corporate governance, investor engagement and other strategic initiatives. He also guided the company’s transition to US domestic issuer status following the move of its listing to the New York Stock Exchange and supported the continued development of its US capital markets platform.

A commercial perspective

With a background in accounting, Cot brings legal, financial and operational perspectives to his work with clients. He has served as lead external advisor to companies on sophisticated capital markets and strategic transactions and has held a senior leadership role within a global public company. That combination gives him a practical understanding of the business, governance and investor-related considerations that boards and management teams face every day.

Cot helps clients navigate important corporate, governance and strategic decisions with confidence, providing guidance that reflects how boards, management teams and investors evaluate risk, opportunity and long-term value creation.

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Practice Focus

  • US Capital markets and public company advisory: Advising public and private companies, boards and management teams on capital raising, SEC reporting and disclosure, stock exchange requirements, public company readiness and other US capital markets matters.
  • Cross-border and international public company matters: Advising Irish, UK, Canadian and other international companies on accessing and operating in the US capital markets, interacting with US investors and navigating cross-border governance, disclosure and strategic matters.
  • Corporate governance, board and investor matters: Counseling boards, board committees and senior executives on governance matters, investor engagement, fiduciary considerations, activism preparedness and evolving governance expectations.
  • Strategic transactions and liquidity alternatives: Advising companies, investors and sponsors on acquisitions, divestitures, strategic transactions, liquidity alternatives and other significant business initiatives.

Representative Experience

  • Capital markets and financing transactions
  • Represented issuers and private equity sponsors in numerous initial public offerings, including transactions involving portfolio companies of leading global private equity sponsors across the industrial, automotive, technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. *
  • Represented public companies, private equity sponsors and selling stockholders in numerous follow-on offerings, secondary offerings, block trades, PIPE transactions and other liquidity events, including transactions involving S&P 500 and Russell 2000 member companies and portfolio companies of leading global private equity sponsors across the industrial, automotive, technology, healthcare, consumer and energy sectors. *
  • Represented public companies, private equity sponsors and selling stockholders in numerous follow-on offerings, secondary offerings, block trades, PIPE transactions and other liquidity events, including transactions involving S&P 500 and Russell 2000 member companies and portfolio companies of leading global private equity sponsors across the industrial, automotive, technology, healthcare, consumer and energy sectors. *
  • Public company advisory
  • Advised CRH on numerous capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and disclosure, corporate governance, investor engagement, board and executive advisory matters, and strategic initiatives. Guided the company’s transition to US domestic issuer status following the move of its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange and advised on significant M&A transactions. *
  • Advised numerous public companies, including S&P 500 and Russell 2000 members and founder-led, sponsor-backed and multinational companies, as well as their boards, management teams and disclosure committees on matters such as SEC reporting and disclosure, stock exchange requirements, governance matters, investor engagement and activism preparedness. *
  • Cross-border and public company readiness matters
  • Counseled numerous Irish, UK and Canadian companies on public company readiness, US capital markets access, stock exchange matters, governance frameworks, disclosure obligations and other issues associated with accessing the US public markets. *
  • Strategic transactions
  • Advised public companies and private equity sponsors on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, take-private transactions and other strategic and transformational transactions, including matters involving public, sponsor-backed and multinational companies across the industrial, automotive, technology and consumer sectors. *
* Experience prior to Katten

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  • Georgia State University College of Law, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • Auburn University, MAcc with honors
  • Auburn University, BS, Accounting, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia
  • Illinois