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Credit Acceptance Corporation’s High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering

April 01, 2019

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by Wells Fargo Securities, BMO Capital Markets and Credit Suisse, in connection with the $400 million Rule 144A high‑yield senior notes offering of Credit Acceptance Corporation, a leading independent auto finance company. The transaction closed on March 7, 2019.

The Cravath team included partner Bill Whelan and associates Holden K. Sumner and Katharine A. Patterson on securities matters, and associate Leon B. Dalezman on tax matters.

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Name
William J. Whelan III
Title
Corporate
Title
Retired Partner
Email
wwhelan@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1999
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    Education

    • J.D., 1983, Fordham University School of Law
      cum laude
    • B.A., 1980, University of Virginia
      with Distinction

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