Nestlé Holdings Inc.’s $8 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
September 24, 2018
Cravath represented Nestlé Holdings, Inc. in connection with its $8 billion 144A/Reg. S senior unsecured notes offering. The notes are guaranteed by Nestlé Holdings, Inc.’s parent company, Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and beverage company. Proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes of the Nestlé Group, including the repayment or refinancing of commercial paper or other indebtedness issued or incurred to finance the Nestlé Group’s alliance with Starbucks, the repayment or refinancing of certain other existing indebtedness, the funding of dividends and the funding of share repurchases under Nestlé S.A.’s share buyback program. The transaction closed on September 24, 2018.
The Cravath team included partner George E. Zobitz and associates Stephanie L. Rowan and Ellen H. Park on corporate matters and partner Stephen L. Gordon and associate Damien J. Rose on tax matters.
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