Level 3 Financing Inc.’s $1.5 Billion Senior Secured Notes Offering
December 16, 2019
Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, Citigroup, Barclays, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with the $1.5 billion 144A/Reg. S senior secured notes offering of Level 3 Financing, Inc., guaranteed by Level 3 Parent, LLC, an international facilities‑based communications company. The transaction closed on November 29, 2019.
The Cravath team included partners Andrew J. Pitts and Joseph D. Zavaglia, associates Benjamin G. Joseloff, James Ding, Patrick S. Taylor and Christopher M. Tierney on securities matters, and associate Joyce Y. Kim on tax matters. Kyle R. Jorstad also worked on tax matters.
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