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Reynolds Group Holdings’s Acquisition of Graham Packaging

June 20, 2011

On June 17, 2011, Graham Packaging Company Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Graham Packaging will be acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited in an all-cash transaction for $25.50 per share, or a total of approximately $4.5 billion including assumed indebtedness. Cravath represented Credit Suisse as lead arranger in the fully committed financing to Reynolds to support its all-cash acquisition of Graham Packaging. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of this year.

The Cravath team included partner George F. Schoen and associate Katerina M. Novak on corporate matters and partners Kris F. Heinzelman and Michael S. Goldman and associates Leigh M. Harlan, Stephen M. Kessing and Benjamin G. Joseloff on financing matters. Summer associates K. Kay Lee and Kyle W. Doppelt also worked on corporate and financing matters, respectively.

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  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Consumer Products and Services

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George F. Schoen
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
gschoen@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1740
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    Education

    • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
      with Honors
    • B.A., 1994, Cornell University

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    • New York
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    Stephen M. Kessing
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    skessing@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1152
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      Education

      • J.D., 2005, Duke Law School
        Order of the Coif, magna cum laude
      • M.B.A., 2001, University of Southern California
      • B.S., 1995, Miami University of Ohio

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      • New York
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      Michael S. Goldman
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Retired Partner
      Email
      mgoldman@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-9999
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        Education

        • J.D., 1987, Fordham University School of Law
          cum laude
        • B.A., 1984, University of Pennsylvania
          cum laude

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