Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Mizuho Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with the $5.5 billion registered senior notes offering of MPLX LP, a master limited partnership formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation. MPLX LP owns, operates, develops and acquires midstream energy infrastructure assets. The transaction closed on February 8, 2018.
The Cravath team included partners Andrew J. Pitts and D. Scott Bennett and associate Adam G. DiSimine on securities matters, and associates Richard Bohm and Joyce Y. Kim on tax matters. Shu‑en Wee also worked on securities matters.