American Axle’s Registered High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities and RBC Capital Markets, in connection with the $400 million registered high‑yield senior notes offering of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., a global supplier to the automotive, commercial and industrial markets. Cravath also represented the dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.’s concurrent cash tender offer. The transaction closed on March 26, 2018.

The Cravath team included partner Stephen L. Burns and associates Joshua Ayal and Austin L. Lee on securities matters, partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters, and associate Dmitry Zelik on tax matters. Arash Ardalan also worked on securities matters.