Michael S. Goldman is a partner in Cravath’s Corporate Department and serves as the Leader of its Commercial Banking practice, which was noted as “a first-rate team and a high-quality practice with an excellent reputation” in Chambers USA 2010: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. His practice includes complex syndicated loan transactions, acquisition and leveraged finance, asset-based lending and securities offerings for both U.S. and international clients.

Mr. Goldman has been repeatedly recognized as one of the country’s leading practitioners in banking and finance by, among others, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2007 through 2011; Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2007 through 2012; The Legal 500 from 2007 through 2011; IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms from 2010 through 2012; and The Best Lawyers in America from 2007 through 2012. He regularly speaks at seminars and conferences, recently participating in a panel discussion on borrower buybacks and debt exchanges at “Navigating the Distressed Leveraged Loan Market,” a conference hosted by The Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. Mr. Goldman co-authored the “Experts’ Views” article, which was featured in the February 2011 edition of Practical Law The Journal, and his work was recently featured in the Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers 2011 report.

Recent transactions include representing:

• The agents and arrangers of a US$14 billion bridge loan commitment to finance Express Scripts, Inc.’s pending merger with Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., by affiliates of The Carlyle Group and Hellman &Friedman LLC.
• The agents and arrangers for first lien and second lien credit facilities to finance the acquisition of the auto parts business of Honeywell by affiliates of Rank Group Limited.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities to finance Terex Corporation’s unsolicited, cross-border acquisition of Demag Cranes AG.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities for the North American homebuilding business of Taylor Morrison in connection with its acquisition by affiliates of TPG Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and JH Investments.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities for Reynolds Group Holdings Inc. to finance its acquisitions of Graham Packaging Company and Pactiv Corporation. The facilities are secured by collateral in the U.S. and over 20 other jurisdictions.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities for TransDigm Inc., to finance its acquisition of McKechnie Aerospace.
• The agents and arrangers for credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Vertafore, Inc. by affiliates of TPG Capital.
• The agents and arrangers for the financing of Express Scripts, Inc.’s acquisition of the pharmacy benefits management business of WellPoint, Inc.
• The agents and arrangers of senior secured credit facilities for CB Richard Ellis, Inc., including devising an innovative amendment structure to permit future loan modifications, which was featured in the Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers 2011 report.
• The agents and arrangers for the financing of The Carlyle Group’s acquisition of the government sector business of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
• Brunswick Corporation in connection with its asset-based revolving credit facility.
• Numerous agent banks, lenders and borrowers in connection with loan buybacks, debt exchanges, restructurings and other liability management transactions.

Mr. Goldman was born in New York, New York. He received a B.A. cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and a J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 1987, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Goldman joined Cravath in 1987, and from 1989 to 1991 practiced in the Firm’s London office. He became a partner in 1995.

Mr. Goldman may be reached by phone at 212-474-1929 or by email at mgoldman@cravath.com.