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BDT Capital’s Investment in Tory Burch

December 31, 2012

On December 31, 2012, Tory Burch LLC announced that BDT Capital Partners and General Atlantic have made minority equity investments in Tory Burch. Cravath represented BDT in this transaction.

The Cravath team was led by M&A partner Erik R. Tavzel and included partner Faiza J. Saeed and associates Ting S. Chen and Ryan M. Sklar on M&A matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associates Christopher K. Fargo and Dana Frenkel on tax matters; and partner Eric W. Hilfers and practice area attorney Michael Krasnovsky on executive compensation and benefits matters.

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  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Tax
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  • Retail

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Name
Faiza J. Saeed
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
fsaeed@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1454
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    Education

    • J.D., 1991, Harvard Law School
      magna cum laude
    • B.A., 1987, University of California, Berkeley
      with Highest Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa

    Admitted In

    • New York
    • California (Inactive)
    • District of Columbia (Inactive)
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    Name
    Eric W. Hilfers
    Title
    Executive Compensation and Benefits
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    ehilfers@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1352
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      Education

      • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
        with Honors
      • A.B., 1995, Princeton University

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      Ting S. Chen
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      tchen@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1794
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        Education

        • J.D., 2006, Stanford Law School
        • A.B., 2003, Harvard College
          Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        Christopher K. Fargo
        Title
        Tax
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        cfargo@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1236
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          Education

          • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
            Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
          • B.A., 2003, Boston College
            Honors Program, cum laude

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Name
          Andrew W. Needham
          Title
          Tax
          Title
          Retired Partner
          Email
          aneedham@cravath.com
          Phone
          +1-212-474-9999
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            Education

            • M.B.A., 1992, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
            • LL.M., 1990, Georgetown University Law Center
            • J.D., 1986, Georgetown University Law Center
            • B.A., 1982, University of Arizona College of Law

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