Goldstory S.A.S.’s High‑Yield Floating and Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes Offering to Finance the Acquisition of THOM Europe S.A.S.
February 04, 2021
Cravath represented Goldstory S.A.S., an entity indirectly beneficially owned by Altamir S.C.A. and certain co‑investors, in connection with its €620 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield floating and fixed rate senior secured notes offering. Proceeds of the offering were used to finance in part the acquisition of THOM Europe S.A.S., a leading European jewelry retailer. The notes were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on February 4, 2021.
The Cravath team included partners George A. Stephanakis, European counsel Virginie Marier and associates Marianne Madden, Saïd Bakir, Shu-en Wee, Henri R. Simonet, Yanis Rahim, Isaac H. Todd and Caroline B. Shinkle on capital markets matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo and associates Rebecca L. Fine and Leon B. Dalezman on tax matters. Niccolo Calvi also worked on capital markets matters and Sonia Katharani‑Khan worked on tax matters.
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