High‑Yield Senior Debt Offering by BlueScope Steel Limited and BlueScope Finance LLC
May 05, 2016
Cravath represented the initial purchasers, Credit Suisse and HSBC, in connection with the US$500 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior debt offering of BlueScope Steel (Finance) Limited and BlueScope Finance (Americas) LLC, subsidiaries of BlueScope Steel Limited. BlueScope Steel Limited is a flat steel producer for the domestic Australian, New Zealand and U.S. markets and is a leading international supplier of steel products and solutions principally focused on the global building and construction market. The transaction closed on May 5, 2016.
The Cravath team included partner William J. Whelan III and associates Ankur N. Patel and Matthew McCabe on securities matters and associate Peter W. Rogers on tax matters.
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