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Petco Holdings’s High-Yield Senior Debt Offering

October 10, 2012

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co., BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with the US$550 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior debt offering of Petco Holdings, Inc. Petco is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies, services and companion animals in the United States. The transaction closed on October 10, 2012.

The Cravath team included partner Stephen L. Burns and associates R. Kirkie Maswoswe and Casey L. McDonald on corporate matters and partner Michael L. Schler and associate Jennifer L. Sabin on tax matters.

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Stephen L. Burns
Title
Corporate
Title
Retired Partner
Email
sburns@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1146
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    Education

    • J.D., 1990, The University of Texas School of Law
      with Honors
    • B.B.A., 1987, University of Oklahoma
      with Distinction
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    Name
    Michael L. Schler
    Title
    Tax
    Title
    Retired Partner
    Email
    mschler@cravath.com
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    +1-212-474-1999
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      Education

      • LL.M., 1979, New York University
      • J.D., 1973, Yale Law School
      • B.A., 1970, Harvard University
        magna cum laude

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