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Pactiv Evergreen’s Initial Public Offering and Reynolds Group’s Concurrent $1 Billion High‑Yield Senior Secured Notes Offering

October 16, 2020

Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with Pactiv Evergreen’s $574.3 million initial public offering. Cravath also represented the initial purchasers in connection with a concurrent $1 billion 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured notes offering of Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. and Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, guaranteed by Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Pactiv Evergreen is the largest manufacturer and distributor by revenue of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America. The initial public offering closed on September 21, 2020 and the high‑yield senior secured notes offering closed on October 1, 2020.

The Cravath team included partner Joseph D. Zavaglia and associates Douglas C. Dolan, Matthew L. Ploszek, Eugene Kim, Richard E. Schwartz, Samyel Lee and Nastassia Shcherbatsevich on capital markets matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo, senior attorney Andrew Carlon and Cecily Xi on tax matters.

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Joseph D. Zavaglia
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jzavaglia@cravath.com
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    • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
      Valedictorian, summa cum laude
    • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
      cum laude

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    • New York
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    Douglas Dolan
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    ddolan@cravath.com
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      • J.D., 2014, New York University School of Law
        magna cum laude
      • B.A., 2011, Cornell University

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      • New York
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      Matthew L. Ploszek
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      Corporate
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      Partner
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      mploszek@cravath.com
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        • J.D., 2014, University of Pennsylvania Law School
          cum laude
        • M.B.A., 2014, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
          Graduation with Honors
        • B.A., 2007, University of Notre Dame
          Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

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        • New York
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        Christopher K. Fargo
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        cfargo@cravath.com
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          • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
            Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
          • B.A., 2003, Boston College
            Honors Program, cum laude

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          • New York

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          Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1 billion 144A/Reg S. high‑yield senior notes offering of Alumina Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, a global industry leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Cravath also represented the dealer managers in connection with the concurrent cash tender offers for notes of Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, with an aggregate principal amount of up to $1 billion. The transactions closed on March 17, 2025.

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