Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1.4 billion and €850 million Rule 144A/Reg. S high yield senior secured notes offering of Albion Financing 1 S.à r.l and Aggreko Holdings Inc., subsidiaries of Albion Holdco Limited (“Aggreko”), for the purpose of repaying all of Aggreko’s outstanding senior secured notes and senior notes, paying a dividend and repaying certain preference shares. The offering closed on May 21, 2025.

Cravath represented TenneT Holding B.V., as U.S. counsel, in connection with its consent solicitation for €16.2 billion senior EMTN notes. TenneT Holding B.V. is the top holding company of the TenneT Group, a leading European grid operator and transmission system operator for the Netherlands and a large part of Germany. The transaction expired on May 13, 2025.

On June 13, 2025, Lawdragon announced the inclusion of 18 Cravath partners in its inaugural list of “500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management.” The list, assembled based on research and vetting by peers, recognizes “the world’s leading minds in the art of calming, managing, defusing and ‘handling’ matters that threaten an institution, whether a global corporation, powerful individual, nonprofit or other entity.” 

Cravath represented Northrop Grumman Corporation in connection with its $1 billion registered senior notes offering. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. The transaction closed on May 29, 2025.

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 United States ranked Cravath in the top tier nationally in 15 areas: Antitrust - Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense; Capital Markets: Debt Offerings (Advice to Issuers); Capital Markets: Debt Offerings (Advice to Underwriters); Capital Markets: Global Offerings (Advice to Issuers); Capital Markets: Global Offerings (Advice to Underwriters); Commercial Lending (Advice to Lenders); Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional; Environment: Transactional; Financial Services Litigation; General Commercial Disputes; International Tax; M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+); M&A Litigation: Defense; Securities Litigation: Defense; and U.S. Taxes: Non‑contentious. In addition, 79 Cravath attorneys were individually recognized by The Legal 500 United States this year.

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.25 billion registered senior notes offering of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”), one of the world’s largest providers of value‑added, technology‑based locomotives, equipment, systems and services for the global freight rail and passenger transit industries, and also serves customers in the mining, marine and industrial markets. Proceeds of the offering will be used to partially finance Wabtec’s acquisition of Evident Corporation’s Inspection Technologies division. The transaction closed on May 29, 2025.

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the €1 billion registered senior notes offering of Cencora, Inc., a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals around the world. The transaction closed on May 22, 2025.

On June 4, 2025, Flowserve Corporation (“Flowserve”) and Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion based on the exchange ratio and the closing share prices for Flowserve and Chart as of June 3, 2025. Under the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, at the closing of the transaction Chart shareholders will receive 3.165 shares of Flowserve common stock for each share of Chart common stock owned. Following the close of the transaction, Flowserve shareholders will own approximately 46.5% and Chart shareholders will own approximately 53.5% of the combined company, on a fully diluted basis. Cravath is representing Flowserve in connection with the transaction.

Cravath represented QUALCOMM Incorporated in connection with its $1.5 billion registered notes offering. QUALCOMM Incorporated is a global technology leader, helping to bring intelligent computing everywhere through the development and commercialization of foundational technologies. The transaction closed on May 21, 2025.

On May 28, 2025, rhode, a fast‑growing, multi‑category lifestyle beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber, and e.l.f. Beauty announced they have signed a definitive agreement for e.l.f. Beauty to acquire rhode. The $1 billion deal is comprised of $800 million of consideration payable at closing in a combination of cash and stock, subject to customary adjustments, and an additional potential earnout consideration of $200 million based on the future growth of the brand over a three‑year timeframe. Hailey Bieber will continue her role as Founder and additionally serve as rhode’s Chief Creative Officer and Head of Innovation, overseeing creative, product innovation and marketing. She will also act as a Strategic Advisor to the combined companies. Cravath is representing Hailey Bieber in connection with the transaction.

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.1 billion registered senior notes offering of CBRE Services, Inc., a direct wholly‑owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (“CBRE”). CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. The transaction closed on May 12, 2025.

On May 25, 2025, WiseTech Global, developer of leading logistics execution software CargoWise, announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (“e2open”), a U.S.‑based leading provider of SaaS solutions in the global logistics value chain, for $3.30 per share in cash equating to an enterprise value of $2.1 billion. Cravath is representing WiseTech Global in connection with the transaction.

On May 15, 2025, the boards of Greencore Group plc (“Greencore”), a leading manufacturer of convenience foods in the UK, and Bakkavor Group Plc (“Bakkavor”), a leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, announced that they have agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition of Bakkavor by Greencore at a base consideration which values each Bakkavor share at 200 pence, which implies Bakkavor’s entire issued and to be issued share capital is valued at approximately £1.2 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Bakkavor shareholders will be entitled to (for each Bakkavor share): 0.604 new Greencore shares, 85 pence in cash and one contingent value right. Cravath is representing Greencore as U.S. counsel in connection with the transaction.

We are pleased to share the news that Cravath has completed the relocation of its London office to 100 Cheapside. All telephone numbers for Cravath contacts remain the same.

On May 1, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Carnegie‑Rochester‑NYU Conference on Public Policy, hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business from May 1‑3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event, entitled “The Consequences of AI Use on Society and Policy,” brought together global experts and top academics to explore how AI is reshaping public policy and the economy. Elad spoke on a keynote panel entitled “A Policy Agenda for AI,” which explored how AI is reshaping international labor and financial markets, the implications of these changes for global policy and considerations for policymakers.

On May 1, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development,” which examines the recently issued executive order, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” The order outlines the administration’s policy objectives for the United States to become a leader in seabed mineral development and mandates certain actions to be undertaken by various federal agencies over the next 60 days in advancement of these policy objectives, including expediting the permitting process for seabed mining, developing a plan to map priority areas of the seabed, and engaging with key partners and allies to jointly develop seabed mineral resources.

On April 30, 2025, Cravath partner Jelena McWilliams participated in the Innovative Payments Association’s 2025 Innovative Payments Conference, which was held from April 29 to May 1 in Washington, D.C. and included representatives of financial institutions, regulators, card organizations, technology providers, processors, law firms and other members of the payments community. Jelena was featured in a fireside chat, during which she drew on her experience as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and chapter 11 trustee of Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc. to share perspectives on banking regulation, deposit insurance and the complexities of managing financial institution failures.

On April 30, 2025, Cravath partner Daniel J. Cerqueira participated in the American Bar Association’s 2025 International Law Section Annual Conference, which was held from April 28 to May 1 in New York. The event hosted international attorneys from law firms, private organizations and global governmental institutions to discuss topics related to the theme of “Adapting to Today's International Legal Challenges.”

Cravath represented the borrower, FactSet Research Systems Inc., in connection with the arrangement of $1.5 billion of credit facilities used to refinance existing indebtedness and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The facilities consisted of a $1 billion revolving credit facility and a $500 million term loan facility. The transactions closed on April 8, 2025.

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.73 billion registered common stock offering of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (“LPL”), a holding company which, through its securities brokerage, offers investment advisory services and insurance brokerage services. Cravath also represented the underwriters in connection with LPL’s concurrent $1.5 billion senior notes offering. Proceeds of the offerings will be used to partially finance LPL’s acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network. The transactions closed on April 2, 2025, and April 3, 2025, respectively.