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Level 3 Financing, Inc.’s $2 Billion High‑Yield First Lien Notes Offering

September 02, 2025

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $2 billion 144A/Reg. S high-yield first lien notes 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. The transaction closed on August 18, 2025.

The Cravath team included partners Ryan J. Patrone and Andrew J. Pitts and associates Courtney T. Seager, Benjamin B. Arcano and R. Christian Dunn on capital markets matters; partner Arvind Ravichandran and associates Josh Banafsheha and Ruth Goldstein Schapiro on tax matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters.

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Ryan J. Patrone
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
rpatrone@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1280
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    Education

    • J.D., 2015, New York University School of Law
      Order of the Coif; Florence Allen Scholar, magna cum laude
    • B.S., 2012, University of Florida
      summa cum laude

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    • New York
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    Andrew J. Pitts
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    apitts@cravath.com
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    +1-212-474-1620
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      Education

      • M.B.A., 1995, Boston University
        with High Honors
      • J.D., 1994, Boston University School of Law
        summa cum laude
      • B.A., 1988, Trinity College

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      Arvind Ravichandran
      Title
      Tax
      Title
      Partner
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      aravichandran@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1033
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        • J.D., 2012, Columbia Law School
        • B.A., 2009, Columbia College

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        Matthew Morreale
        Title
        Corporate
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        Retired Partner
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        mmorreale@cravath.com
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        +1-212-474-1534
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          Education

          • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
            Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
          • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
          • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
          • B.A.S., 1990, University of Pennsylvania

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          October 13, 2026

          Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc.’s Registered Senior Notes Offering

          Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $800 million registered senior notes offering of Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of nVent Electric plc (“nVent”), a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. Net proceeds of the offering were used to finance nVent’s acquisition of Maverick Power, LLC. The transaction closed on September 29, 2026.

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          October 12, 2026

          Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.’s $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

          Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the registered $1 billion senior notes offering of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., a leading technology services company and the largest IT infrastructure services provider in the world. The transaction closed on September 28, 2026.

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          October 05, 2026

          Brown-Forman Corporation’s Registered Notes Offering

          Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered notes offering of Brown‑Forman Corporation, a leading global spirits company. The transaction closed on September 21, 2026.

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          October 01, 2026

          Analog Devices, Inc.’s $3 Billion Senior Notes Offering

          Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $3 billion senior notes offering of Analog Devices, Inc., a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of solutions that leverage high‑performance analog, mixed‑signal and digital signal processing technology, including integrated circuits, algorithms, software and subsystems. The transaction closed on September 17, 2026.

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