J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.’s High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering
January 05, 2024
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $600 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., a privately held, diversified manufacturing company, with operating subsidiaries engaged in the design, production and sale of commercial truck bodies, step vans, service/utility truck and van bodies, commercial vehicle storage and shelving systems, pick‑up truck caps and tonneau covers, funeral coaches and limousines, specialty oil and gas industry equipment and expandable foam packaging products. The transaction closed on December 18, 2023.
The Cravath team included partners William V. Fogg and Michael E. Mariani, of counsel Janice T. P. Martindale and associate Phillip Hyun Suk Kwon on capital markets matters; partner Andrew T. Davis on tax matters; partner Matthew Morreale and associate Star S. Gulant on environmental matters; and practice area attorney David Crampton and associate Celine Li on executive compensation and benefits matters. Carolyn Liziewski also worked on tax matters.
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