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TransDigm’s High-Yield Senior Debt Offering

October 15, 2012

Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by UBS Investment Bank, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, in connection with the US$550 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior subordinated debt offering of TransDigm, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TransDigm Group, Inc., a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components. The transaction closed on October 15, 2012.

The Cravath team included partner William J. Whelan III, practice area attorney Christine Strumpen-Darrie and associates Michael Saliba and Curtis R. Weber.

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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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