Cravath represented the underwriters, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley, in connection with the US$745 million registered common stock offering of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a global leader in microcontrollers and digital processors. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a portfolio company of a consortium of private equity sponsors including Blackstone Group, L.P., The Carlyle Group, Permira Advisers Limited and TPG Capital, L.P. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on February 14, 2014.
The Cravath team included partner Andrew J. Pitts and associate William D. Podurgiel. Samantha J. Reitz also worked on this matter.
Deals & Cases
March 31, 2025
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion 144A/Reg S. high‑yield senior notes offering of Alumina Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, a global industry leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Cravath also represented the dealer managers in connection with the concurrent cash tender offers for notes of Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, with an aggregate principal amount of up to $1 billion. The transactions closed on March 17, 2025.
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March 21, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million fixed rate/floating rate senior notes offering of First Horizon Corporation, a holding company for First Horizon Bank that provides various financial services. The transaction closed on March 7, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 14, 2025
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $500 million Rule 144A high‑yield senior notes offering of Credit Acceptance Corporation, a leading independent auto finance company. The transaction closed on February 28, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 07, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of Expedia Group, Inc., an online travel company. The transaction closed on February 21, 2025.
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