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Casino, Guichard‑Perrachon S.A.’s Regulation S High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering

April 27, 2021

Cravath represented Casino, Guichard‑Perrachon S.A. in connection with its €525 million Regulation S high‑yield senior notes offering. Casino, Guichard‑Perrachon S.A. is a leading major multi‑format, multi‑banner and multi‑channel food retailer. The transaction closed on April 13, 2021.

The Cravath team included partner George A. Stephanakis and associates Lawrence J. Verhelst, Brian T. Bodensteiner, Yanis Rahim and Lavinia M. Borzi on capital markets matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo and associates Leon B. Dalezman and Carlos Nicholas Obando on tax matters.

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George A. Stephanakis
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
gstephanakis@cravath.com
Phone
+44-20-7453-1040
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    Education

    • LL.M., 1997, Harvard Law School
      Fulbright Scholar
    • LL.M., 1995, Cambridge University - Faculty of Law
    • LL.B., 1994, University of Athens School of Law
      summa cum laude

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    • New York
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    Christopher K. Fargo
    Title
    Tax
    Title
    Partner
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    cfargo@cravath.com
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    +1-212-474-1236
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      • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
        Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
      • B.A., 2003, Boston College
        Honors Program, cum laude

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      • New York
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      Lawrence J. Verhelst
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      European Counsel
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      lverhelst@cravath.com
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      +44-20-7453-1082
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        Education

        • LL.M., 2014, Harvard Law School
          Fulbright Scholar; BAEF Fellow
        • LL.M., 2013, University of Leuven
          magna cum laude
        • LL.B., 2011, University of Namur
          summa cum laude

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        • New York
        • England & Wales

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