Four Decades for Justice
Kimberly A. Grousset has a broad banking practice, with a focus on domestic and international investment grade and leveraged syndicated lending and other financing transactions.
Ms. Grousset counsels clients in a variety of banking transactions, including acquisition, recapitalization and general corporate and working capital financings. Her corporate and private equity clients have included AerCap, American Securities, Anheuser Busch InBev, INEOS, Lindsay Goldberg, Mondelez, Mylan, Ripplewood, US Foods, Westbrook Partners, Weyerhaeuser and White Mountains Insurance Group, among others. In her lender representation practice, Ms. Grousset advises leading financial institutions in leveraged and investment grade financings across a wide range of industries.
Ms. Grousset was born in Oceanside, New York. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from St. Bonaventure University in 1992 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995.
Ms. Grousset joined Cravath in 1995 and was elected of counsel in 2021.
Ms. Grousset counsels clients in a variety of banking transactions, including acquisition, recapitalization and general corporate and working capital financings. Her corporate and private equity clients have included AerCap, American Securities, Anheuser Busch InBev, INEOS, Lindsay Goldberg, Mondelez, Mylan, Ripplewood, US Foods, Westbrook Partners, Weyerhaeuser and White Mountains Insurance Group, among others. In her lender representation practice, Ms. Grousset advises leading financial institutions in leveraged and investment grade financings across a wide range of industries.
Ms. Grousset was born in Oceanside, New York. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from St. Bonaventure University in 1992 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995.
Ms. Grousset joined Cravath in 1995 and was elected of counsel in 2021.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with a £375 million term loan facility made available to Mars, Incorporated to finance the recommended acquisition of Hotel Chocolat Group plc. Mars, Incorporated is one of the world’s largest privately-held, family-owned businesses with a history of successfully building and growing market-leading consumer brands for over 100 years. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with $14 billion of credit facilities made available to RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company that provides systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide. The facilities consisted of a $10 billion bridge credit facility and a $4 billion term loan facility. The transactions closed on October 24, 2023 and November 7, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 21, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Amentum, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, announced a definitive agreement to merge with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new leader in systems integration and technology solutions. The transaction, which is structured as an all‑stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, will result in a publicly traded combined organization with $13 billion in revenue and more than 53,000 employees in 83 countries. Cravath is representing Amentum in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
July 31, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in connection with a $500 million revolving credit facility made available to TripAdvisor, Inc., TripAdvisor Holdings, LLC and TripAdvisor LLC. TripAdvisor, Inc. operates as an online travel company and primarily engages in the provision of travel guidance products and services worldwide. The transaction closed on June 29, 2023.
Deals & Cases
July 06, 2022
Cravath represented the administrative agents, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the arrangement of $3.07 billion of senior secured credit facilities and a $275 million senior unsecured bridge facility made available to Entegris, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high‑technology industries, in connection with its acquisition of CMC Materials, Inc. The facilities consisted of a $2.495 billion senior secured term loan facility, an upsized $575 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $275 million senior unsecured bridge facility. The transactions closed on July 6, 2022.
Kimberly A. Grousset has a broad banking practice, with a focus on domestic and international investment grade and leveraged syndicated lending and other financing transactions.
Ms. Grousset counsels clients in a variety of banking transactions, including acquisition, recapitalization and general corporate and working capital financings. Her corporate and private equity clients have included AerCap, American Securities, Anheuser Busch InBev, INEOS, Lindsay Goldberg, Mondelez, Mylan, Ripplewood, US Foods, Westbrook Partners, Weyerhaeuser and White Mountains Insurance Group, among others. In her lender representation practice, Ms. Grousset advises leading financial institutions in leveraged and investment grade financings across a wide range of industries.
Ms. Grousset was born in Oceanside, New York. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from St. Bonaventure University in 1992 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995.
Ms. Grousset joined Cravath in 1995 and was elected of counsel in 2021.
Ms. Grousset counsels clients in a variety of banking transactions, including acquisition, recapitalization and general corporate and working capital financings. Her corporate and private equity clients have included AerCap, American Securities, Anheuser Busch InBev, INEOS, Lindsay Goldberg, Mondelez, Mylan, Ripplewood, US Foods, Westbrook Partners, Weyerhaeuser and White Mountains Insurance Group, among others. In her lender representation practice, Ms. Grousset advises leading financial institutions in leveraged and investment grade financings across a wide range of industries.
Ms. Grousset was born in Oceanside, New York. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from St. Bonaventure University in 1992 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995.
Ms. Grousset joined Cravath in 1995 and was elected of counsel in 2021.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with a £375 million term loan facility made available to Mars, Incorporated to finance the recommended acquisition of Hotel Chocolat Group plc. Mars, Incorporated is one of the world’s largest privately-held, family-owned businesses with a history of successfully building and growing market-leading consumer brands for over 100 years. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with $14 billion of credit facilities made available to RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company that provides systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide. The facilities consisted of a $10 billion bridge credit facility and a $4 billion term loan facility. The transactions closed on October 24, 2023 and November 7, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 21, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Amentum, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, announced a definitive agreement to merge with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new leader in systems integration and technology solutions. The transaction, which is structured as an all‑stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, will result in a publicly traded combined organization with $13 billion in revenue and more than 53,000 employees in 83 countries. Cravath is representing Amentum in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
July 31, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in connection with a $500 million revolving credit facility made available to TripAdvisor, Inc., TripAdvisor Holdings, LLC and TripAdvisor LLC. TripAdvisor, Inc. operates as an online travel company and primarily engages in the provision of travel guidance products and services worldwide. The transaction closed on June 29, 2023.
Deals & Cases
July 06, 2022
Cravath represented the administrative agents, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with the arrangement of $3.07 billion of senior secured credit facilities and a $275 million senior unsecured bridge facility made available to Entegris, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high‑technology industries, in connection with its acquisition of CMC Materials, Inc. The facilities consisted of a $2.495 billion senior secured term loan facility, an upsized $575 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $275 million senior unsecured bridge facility. The transactions closed on July 6, 2022.
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