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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation’s Common Stock Offering

April 12, 2013

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup and Credit Suisse, in connection with the US$629 million initial public offering of class A common stock of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, one of the largest public homebuilders in North America at the time of the offering. Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is a portfolio company of a consortium of private equity sponsors including TPG Capital, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and JH Investments. The shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on April 12, 2013.

The Cravath team included partners William J. Whelan III and Joseph D. Zavaglia and associate Bomi Lee on corporate matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associate Joanne J. Lee on tax matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters. Benjamin D. Landry and Jason A. Sacks also worked on corporate and tax matters, respectively.

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  • Corporate
  • Tax
  • Environmental
  • Industrials and Chemicals

People

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Name
Joseph D. Zavaglia
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
jzavaglia@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1724
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    Education

    • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
      Valedictorian, summa cum laude
    • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
      cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Matthew Morreale
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    mmorreale@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1534
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      Education

      • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
        Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
      • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
      • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
      • B.A.S., 1990, University of Pennsylvania

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      William J. Whelan III
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Retired Partner
      Email
      wwhelan@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1999
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        Education

        • J.D., 1983, Fordham University School of Law
          cum laude
        • B.A., 1980, University of Virginia
          with Distinction
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        Name
        Andrew W. Needham
        Title
        Tax
        Title
        Retired Partner
        Email
        aneedham@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1999
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          Education

          • M.B.A., 1992, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
          • LL.M., 1990, Georgetown University Law Center
          • J.D., 1986, Georgetown University Law Center
          • B.A., 1982, University of Arizona College of Law

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