Cravath represented the underwriters, led by PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBC Capital Markets, in connection with the $1.1 billion registered senior notes offering of Essential Utilities, Inc., a holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater and natural gas distribution services to an estimated five million people. Essential Utilities, Inc. was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. The transaction closed on April 15, 2020.
The Cravath team included partner Stephen L. Burns and associates Ryan J. Patrone, Madeleine S. Shiff and Peter Y. Shin on securities matters, associates Andrew T. Davis and Rory M. Minnis on tax matters, and associate Dixing Tang on executive compensation and benefits matters.