Axalta’s $1.03 Billion Registered Secondary Common Stock Offering
August 17, 2015
Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and UBS Investment Bank, in connection with the US$1.03 billion registered secondary common stock offering of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high performance coatings systems. Axalta Coating Systems is a portfolio company of private equity sponsor The Carlyle Group. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on August 17, 2015.
The Cravath team included partner Craig F. Arcella and associates Daniel J. Cerqueira and Hyatt M. Howard.
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