Essential Utilities, Inc.’s Senior Notes Offering
August 29, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million senior notes offering of Essential Utilities, Inc., a holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater and natural gas distribution services to an estimated five million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Virginia. Essential Utilities, Inc. was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. The transaction closed on August 15, 2024.
The Cravath team included partners Stephen L. Burns and Ryan J. Patrone, of counsel Janice T. P. Martindale and associate Katie DelGhingaro on capital markets matters; partner Arvind Ravichandran and associate William Swisher on tax matters; senior attorney Annmarie M. Terraciano on environmental matters; and associate Celine Li on executive compensation and benefits matters. Jeryne Indira Fish also worked on capital markets matters.
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