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IBM International Capital’s $5.5 Billion Registered Notes Offering

February 20, 2024

Cravath represented IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd (“IIC”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) in connection with IIC’s $5.5 billion registered notes offering. IBM is a guarantor of the notes. IIC is a wholly owned finance subsidiary of IBM, a globally integrated innovation company, serving the needs of enterprises and institutions worldwide. The transaction closed on February 5, 2024.

The Cravath team included partners Stephen L. Burns and Michael E. Mariani, of counsel Zachary R. Smith and associates Nastassia Shcherbatsevich Li and Caroline B. Shinkle on capital markets matters, and partner Arvind Ravichandran and associates Michael Pelle and Chloe Amarilla on tax matters. Weston James Barker also worked on capital markets matters.

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Michael E. Mariani
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    • J.D., 2009, Columbia Law School
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    • M.B.A., 2009, Columbia University
    • B.A., 2004, Tufts University
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    Arvind Ravichandran
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      • J.D., 2012, Columbia Law School
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      Zachary R. Smith
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        • J.D., 2008, University of Michigan Law School
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        • B.A., 2005, University of Pennsylvania
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        Stephen L. Burns
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          • J.D., 1990, The University of Texas School of Law
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          • B.B.A., 1987, University of Oklahoma
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