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IBM Credit’s Initial $3 Billion Registered Fixed and Floating Rate Notes Offering

October 13, 2017

Cravath represented IBM Credit in connection with its initial $3 billion registered fixed and floating rate notes offering. IBM Credit LLC is a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation, a globally integrated innovation company, serving the needs of enterprises and institutions worldwide.The transaction closed on September 8, 2017.

The Cravath team included partners Stephen L. Burns and Bill Whelan, senior attorney G. Douglas Johnson and associates Eric M. Wasserstrum, Andrew M. Wark and Zachary J. Savrick on securities matters, and associate Arvind Ravichandran on tax matters.

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Name
Stephen L. Burns
Title
Corporate
Title
Retired Partner
Email
sburns@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1146
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    Education

    • J.D., 1990, The University of Texas School of Law
      with Honors
    • B.B.A., 1987, University of Oklahoma
      with Distinction
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    Name
    William J. Whelan III
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Retired Partner
    Email
    wwhelan@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1999
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      Education

      • J.D., 1983, Fordham University School of Law
        cum laude
      • B.A., 1980, University of Virginia
        with Distinction

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