On August 17, 2010, Pactiv Corporation, a leader in the consumer and foodservice packaging markets, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products, in a transaction valued at approximately $6 billion. Cravath represented Credit Suisse, lead arranger for a group of banks that provided $5 billion in debt commitments in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team included partners Michael S. Goldman and LizabethAnn R. Eisen and associates Jin Hee Kim, Y. Elizabeth Nie, Youjung Park, Charles Stern and Nicholas A. Dorsey on corporate matters and partner Jennifer S. Conway on executive compensation and benefits matters.