Credit Suisse’s Arrangement of Financing for Acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings
September 05, 2012
On August 30, 2012, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Carlyle Group L.P. will acquire its performance coatings unit for approximately $4.9 billion. Cravath represented Credit Suisse as a joint lead arranger of committed financing in connection with this transaction.
The Cravath team included partners Craig F. Arcella and Joseph D. Zavaglia and associates Brandon R. DeFrehn and Alexandra C. Orme.
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