Amplify Snack’s IPO

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Jefferies and Credit Suisse, in connection with the US$270 million initial public offering of common stock of Amplify Snack Brands, Inc., a snack food company focused on developing and marketing products that appeal to consumers’ growing preference for Better‑For‑You, or BFY, snacks, including its anchor brand, SkinnyPop Popcorn. Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. is a portfolio company of private equity sponsor TA Associates Management, L.P. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on August 10, 2015.

The Cravath team included associates James C. Pickel Jr. and Bethany A. Pfalzgraf on securities matters and partner Christopher K. Fargo on tax matters. Summer associate Virginia M. Brown also worked on securities matters.