SIWF Merger Sub’s High‑Yield Senior Secured Debt Offering

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch, in connection with the US$470 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured debt offering of SIWF Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SIWF Acquisitions, Inc. SIWF Merger Sub, Inc. and SIWF Acquisitions, Inc. are special purpose vehicles of GGC Investment Funds. The proceeds of the offering were used to finance the merger and acquisition of Springs Industries, Inc., the second‑largest manufacturer and distributor of window coverings in North America at the time of the offering. The transaction closed on June 4, 2013.

The Cravath team included associates Amanda R. Fenster and Heather A. Benjamin on corporate matters; partner J. Leonard Teti II and associate Matthew O. Williams on tax matters; and partner Eric W. Hilfers and associate Jason A. Sacks on executive compensation and benefits matters. Jared B. Taylor also worked on this matter.