Goodyear’s $1.45 Billion High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering
June 04, 2021
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1.45 billion 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior notes offering of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tires, engaging in operations in most regions of the world. The transaction closed on May 18, 2021.
The Cravath team included partners Stephen L. Burns and Matthew G. Jones and associate Alexandra J. Valicenti on capital markers matters; partner Christopher K. Fargo and associate Joana W. Li on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associate David Crampton on executive compensation and benefits matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters. Christopher E. Weil also worked on capital markets matters.
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