Axalta’s High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $350 million 144A/Reg. S fixed‑rate reset senior notes offering of Ascot Group Limited, a global insurance and reinsurance organization offering a broad range of specialty insurance and reinsurance products to customers worldwide through underwriting platforms in the U.K., Bermuda and the U.S. The transaction closed on May 16, 2025.

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $500 million 144A/Reg. S sustainable notes offering of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., one of Latin America's largest forest plantation owners and one of the world's largest producers of pulp and wood products. The transaction closed on May 5, 2025. 

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion 144A/Reg S. high‑yield senior notes offering of Alumina Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, a global industry leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Cravath also represented the dealer managers in connection with the concurrent cash tender offers for notes of Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, with an aggregate principal amount of up to $1 billion. The transactions closed on March 17, 2025.

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million fixed rate/floating rate senior notes offering of First Horizon Corporation, a holding company for First Horizon Bank that provides various financial services. The transaction closed on March 7, 2025.