GrafTech Global Enterprises Inc.’s High‑Yield Senior Secured Notes Offering
July 10, 2023
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $450 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured notes offering of GrafTech Global Enterprises Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of GrafTech International Ltd. GrafTech International is a leading manufacturer of high‑quality graphite electrode products. The transaction closed on June 26, 2023.
The Cravath team included partners William V. Fogg and D. Scott Bennett and associates Nastassia Shcherbatsevich Li and Obianuju A. Enworom on capital markets matters; partners George E. Zobitz and Christopher J. Kelly and associate Brianna Pang Sawhney on banking matters; associates Kyle R. Jorstad and Clayton Hackney on tax matters; of counsel Megan Y. Lew and associate Benjamin S. Spiegel on regulatory matters; senior attorney Annmarie M. Terraciano and associate Star S. Gulant on environmental matters; and associate Kristin A. Sharman on executive compensation and benefits matters. Danielle A. Solaru and summer associate Sasha G. Savitsky also worked on capital markets matters.
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