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Cravath represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch, in connection with the US$611 million registered offering of 34,400,000 shares of class A common stock of The WhiteWave Foods Company, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company. Immediately prior to this offering, Dean Foods Company completed a debt‑for‑equity exchange in which Dean Foods exchanged all the shares to be sold in the offering for indebtedness of Dean Foods held by J.P. Morgan Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch. J.P. Morgan Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch then sold all the shares to the underwriters for the offering.
The Cravath team included partner William V. Fogg and associates John C. Duffy and Brent R. Tomlinson on corporate matters; partner J. Leonard Teti II and associate Matthew O. Williams on tax matters; associate Matthew Cantor on executive compensation and benefits matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters.
Deals & Cases
April 15, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.1 billion senior notes offering of Analog Devices, Inc., a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of solutions that leverage high‑performance analog, mixed‑signal and digital signal processing technology, including integrated circuits, algorithms, software and subsystems. The transaction closed on April 3, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 10, 2024
Cravath represented Juventus Football Club S.p.A., as U.S. counsel, in connection with its €200 million offering of new ordinary shares with transferable pre‑emptive subscription rights granted to existing shareholders. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. operates as a leading professional football club in Italy. Its core business centers around the football club’s participation in national and international football competitions. The shares were listed on Euronext Milan. The transaction closed on March 27, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 08, 2024
Cravath represented Symetra Financial Corporation in connection with its $250 million 144A/Reg S. senior notes offering. Symetra Financial Corporation is a financial services company in the life insurance industry. The transaction closed on April 3, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 02, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation. Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation are wholly owned subsidiaries of Dell Technologies, a leading integrated technology solutions provider in the IT industry. The transaction closed on March 18, 2024.
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