Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s Registered Notes Offering

Cravath represented Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC in connection with its $925 million registered notes offering. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC is a holding company engaged primarily in railroad transportation through its ownership of its principal operating subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. The transaction closed on April 6, 2021.

The Cravath team included partner Andrew J. Pitts and associates Zachary B. Ramirez‑Brunner and Ddang P. Kim on capital markets matters, partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo and associates Luis Calderon-Gomez and Kyle R. Jorstad on tax matters. Alissa B. Fromkin and Joana W. Li also worked on tax matters.