Cravath Publishes Winter 2026 Issue of Alumni Journal
Deals & Cases
March 17, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.2 billion registered notes offering of Howmet Aerospace Inc., a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Proceeds of the offering will be used to partially finance Howmet Aerospace Inc.’s acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC. The transaction closed on March 3, 2026.
Deals & Cases
March 11, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $600 million registered senior notes offering of Concentrix Corporation, a leading global provider of customer experience solutions and technology. The transaction closed on February 24, 2026.
Deals & Cases
March 11, 2026
On March 10, 2026, Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support and part of RELX, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mytonomy, a leader in video-based patient engagement solutions that will complement Elsevier’s Clinical Solutions portfolio. Cravath is representing RELX in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 09, 2026
On March 9, 2026, Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Talkspace, Inc. (“Talkspace”) for $5.25 per share. The enterprise value for the transaction is approximately $835 million. Cravath is representing Talkspace in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 04, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Loews Corporation, a holding company. The transaction closed on February 18, 2026.
Deals & Cases
March 02, 2026
On March 2, 2026, Select Medical Holdings Corporation (“Select Medical”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which an entity affiliated with a consortium led by Robert A. Ortenzio, Executive Chairman, Co-Founder and Director of Select Medical, Martin F. Jackson, Senior Executive Vice President of Strategic Finance and Operations of Select Medical, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS” and, together with Mr. Ortenzio and Mr. Jackson, the “Consortium”) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Select Medical not already owned by the Consortium for a price per share of $16.50 in cash, representing an enterprise value of $3.9 billion, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the merger agreement. Cravath is representing the buyer consortium in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 26, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of MPLX LP, a master limited partnership formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation. MPLX LP owns, operates, develops and acquires pipelines and other midstream assets related to the transportation and storage of crude oil, refined products and other hydrocarbon-based products. The transaction closed on February 12, 2026.
Deals & Cases
February 24, 2026
On February 24, 2026, ADT, a leading provider of security, interactive and smart home solutions serving residential and small business customers in the U.S., announced it has acquired Origin Wireless, Inc. (“Origin”), bringing Origin’s AI sensing platform and related intellectual property into the ADT ecosystem. The purchase price for the transaction was $170 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Cravath is representing ADT in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 18, 2026
On February 17, 2026, Tenax Aerospace Acquisition, LLC (“Tenax”) and Air Industries Group (“Air”) jointly announced that they have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to combine Tenax’s special mission aviation business with Air’s precision aerospace manufacturing business. At the time of the merger, Air will issue shares of its common stock to holders of Tenax membership units. After the closing, Tenax shareholders are expected to own approximately 95% of Air’s outstanding shares while existing Air shareholders are expected to own approximately 5%, and the combined company expects to remain listed on the NYSE American under the symbol AIRI. Cravath is representing Tenax in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 18, 2026
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes tack‑on offering of Uniti Services LLC, Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc., Uniti Group Finance 2019 Inc. and CSL Capital, LLC. Uniti Group Inc., the issuers’ parent company, is a premier insurgent fiber provider dedicated to enabling mission‑critical connectivity across the United States. The transaction closed on February 4, 2026.
Deals & Cases
February 17, 2026
On February 17, 2026, MTN Group Limited (“MTN”), Africa’s largest mobile network operator, announced that it has entered into an agreement with IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, to acquire the remaining shares of IHS not already owned by MTN in an all‑cash transaction at an offer price of $8.50 per IHS share, which implies an enterprise value of $6.2 billion. The structure of the transaction is intended such that, upon completion of IHS’ announced disposals of its Latin American businesses, MTN will acquire 100% of IHS’ African tower portfolio. Following the completion of the transaction, IHS will be de‑listed from the New York Stock Exchange. Cravath is representing MTN in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 17, 2026
On February 17, 2026, Kennedy‑Wilson Holdings, Inc. (“Kennedy Wilson”) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) jointly announced that Kennedy Wilson has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired, in an all cash‑transaction, by an entity affiliated with a consortium led by William McMorrow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kennedy Wilson, and certain other senior executives of Kennedy Wilson (collectively, the “KW Management Group”), together with Fairfax (collectively, the “Consortium”).
Deals & Cases
February 16, 2026
On February 16, 2026, Hapag‑Lloyd signed an agreement with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (“ZIM”), the world’s 10th largest container shipping line, under which Hapag‑Lloyd will acquire 100% of ZIM’s shares for a consideration of $35 per share in cash. The total transaction value amounts to over $4 billion. As part of the transaction, FIMI Opportunity Funds will take ownership of a carved‑out Israeli container liner business. Cravath is representing Hapag‑Lloyd in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 02, 2026
On February 2, 2026, Hain Celestial Group, a leading global health and wellness company, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its North American Snacks business, including Garden Veggie Snacks™, Terra® chips and Garden of Eatin’® snacks, to Snackruptors Inc., a Canadian, family‑owned snacks manufacturer, for $115 million in cash. Cravath is representing Hain Celestial Group in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 27, 2026
On January 27, 2026, Siegfried, a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization for the pharmaceutical industry, announced it has signed binding agreements with an affiliate of SK Capital Partners to acquire the drug substance business of the Noramco Group and Extractas Bioscience (“Extractas”). The acquired businesses include Noramco, Purisys and Extractas, three high-quality small molecules drug substances sites. Cravath is representing Siegfried in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 23, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $212.8 million initial public offering of class A common stock of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (“BitGo”), a leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions for businesses, offering solutions including custody, wallets, staking, trading, settlement and digital asset management. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on January 23, 2026.
Deals & Cases
January 23, 2026
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $650 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes tack‑on offering of Level 3 Financing, Inc., guaranteed by Level 3 Parent, LLC. Level 3 Financing, Inc. is a direct wholly‑owned subsidiary of Level 3 Parent, LLC and indirect wholly‑owned subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities‑based technology and communications company that provides a broad array of integrated products and services. Cravath also represented the dealer managers in connection with Level 3 Financing, Inc.'s concurrent $2.2 billion cash tender offer. The transactions closed on January 9, 2026.
Deals & Cases
January 08, 2026
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with $3.5 billion of credit facilities made available to Genmab, a leading international biotechnology company, and one of its wholly‑owned subsidiaries, Genmab Finance LLC, as part of the financing transactions undertaken in connection with its acquisition of Merus N.V., a leading oncology company developing innovative antibody therapeutics. The credit facilities consisted of a $2 billion term loan “B” facility, a $1 billion term loan “A” facility and a $500 million revolving credit facility. The transaction closed on December 12, 2025.
Deals & Cases
January 07, 2026
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $475 million and C$350 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of Mattamy Group Corporation, North America's largest privately owned homebuilder and Canada’s largest new home construction and development firm at the time of the offering. The transactions closed on December 17, 2025.
Deals & Cases
January 05, 2026
On January 5, 2026, Cable One, Inc. (“Cable One”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the equity interests in Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (“MBI”) that it does not already own in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Cable One currently owns a 45% stake in MBI, and certain affiliates of GTCR LLC and MBI management own the balance of MBI. MBI is a leading provider of broadband services across the Southeast, Northwest and Mid‑South United States and offers an extensive range of broadband, fiber connectivity, video and voice services for approximately 210,000 residential and business data customers. Based on currently available information, (i) the purchase price payable by Cable One for the 55% of MBI that it does not already own is expected to range between approximately $475 million and $495 million and (ii) MBI’s total net debt at the time it becomes wholly owned by Cable One is expected to be approximately $845 million to $895 million. Cravath is representing Cable One in connection with the transaction.
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