Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the US$248 million offering of common stock of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation, a holding company whose business operations are conducted through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Francesca’s Collections, Inc., a specialty retailer. The shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The transaction closed on April 23, 2012.
The Cravath team included partner LizabethAnn R. Eisen and associates Ross M. Leff and Ankur N. Patel.