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Cravath represented Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. in connection with its $950.29 million initial public offering of common stock. Alliance Laundry Holdings, an affiliate of BDT & MSD Partners, LLC, is the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of commercial laundry systems, serving a diverse range of global markets. The transaction closed on October 10, 2025.
The Cravath team included partners Nicholas A. Dorsey and Kelly M. Smercina, of counsel Virginia M. Anderson and associates Lauren E. Kloss, Morgan S. Lucey and E. Liza Park on capital markets matters; partners Christopher K. Fargo and Arvind Ravichandran and associates Carlos Nicholas Obando and Chloe Amarilla on tax matters; partner Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and associates Yunhao (Leslie Liu) and Pierre Schlaefli on intellectual property matters; partners Peter Feist and Adam M. Sanchez and associates Seok Hyeon Jeong and Helen Catherine Darby on corporate matters; partner Amanda Hines Gold on executive compensation and benefits matters; and partner Kimberley S. Drexler, of counsel Lisa M. Kohl and associate Melvin Medina on corporate governance matters.
Deals & Cases
February 12, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $521.7 million initial public offering of common stock of Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value‑added packaged meats and fresh pork. The shares were listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The transaction closed on January 29, 2025.
Deals & Cases
December 13, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters, as U.S. counsel, in connection with the approximately C$313.6 million Rule 144A/Reg. S initial public offering of subordinate voting shares of Groupe Dynamite, Inc., a fashion house that operates retail stores and e‑commerce platforms under two complementary and spirited banners: Garage and Dynamite. The shares were listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on November 26, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 15, 2024
Cravath, together with Hengeler Mueller, represented Douglas AG in connection with its €890 million initial public offering of ordinary bearer shares. The DOUGLAS Group is a leading omnichannel premium beauty destination in Europe. The shares were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard). The transaction closed on March 25, 2024.
Deals & Cases
November 29, 2021
Cravath represented Vaxxinity, Inc. in connection with its initial public offering. Vaxxinity is a U.S.‑based global biotechnology company pioneering a new class of immunotherapeutic vaccines to democratize health. Shares began trading on November 11, 2021 on The Nasdaq Global Market.
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