Arrangement of Financing for ITE Management’s Acquisition of American Railcar Industries
October 23, 2018
Cravath represented Credit Suisse in connection with the arrangement of a senior secured credit facility made available to an affiliate of ITE Management L.P., an investment firm targeting industrial and transportation assets and companies, and related industries and services, to finance its acquisition of American Railcar Industries, a prominent North American designer and manufacturer of hopper and tank railcars. The transaction is valued at $1.75 billion and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The Cravath team included partner Joseph D. Zavaglia, practice area attorney Justin D. Forlenza and associate Jessie Chiang on financing matters, and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters. Samyel Lee also worked on financing matters.
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J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law SchoolValedictorian, summa cum laude
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