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Credit Suisse Group AG’s $2 Billion Notes Offering

July 20, 2018

Cravath represented the managers, led by Credit Suisse, in connection with the $2 billion 144A/Reg. S perpetual tier 1 contingent write‑down capital notes offering of Credit Suisse Group AG, a global financial services company. The notes were listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The transaction closed on July 16, 2018.

The Cravath team included partners David Mercado and Nicholas A. Dorsey and associate Jiyeon K. Barta on securities matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo, associate Peter W. Rogers and foreign associate attorney Jean‑Baptiste Frantz on tax matters. Summer associate William N. Hall also worked on securities matters.

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Nicholas A. Dorsey
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Corporate
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Partner
Email
ndorsey@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1764
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    Education

    • J.D., 2009, Cornell Law School
      Order of the Coif, summa cum laude
    • M.Acc., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
      summa cum laude
    • B.S., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
      summa cum laude

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    • New York
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    Christopher K. Fargo
    Title
    Tax
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    Partner
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    cfargo@cravath.com
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      • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
        Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
      • B.A., 2003, Boston College
        Honors Program, cum laude

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      • New York
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      David Mercado
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      Corporate
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      Retired Partner
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      dmercado@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1756
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        Education

        • M.A., 2021, King's College London
        • J.D., 1984, Yale Law School
        • A.B., 1981, Columbia College

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