Valvoline Finco One’s Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility
July 11, 2016
Cravath represented the initial borrower, Valvoline Finco One LLC, a wholly owned and newly formed finance subsidiary of Valvoline US, in connection with the arrangement of an $875 million five‑year term loan A facility and a $450 million five‑year revolving credit facility, made available by The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent. The transaction closed on July 11, 2016.
The Cravath team included partner George E. Zobitz, senior attorney Christopher J. Kelly and associate Steven Y. Li on banking matters; partners Susan Webster and Thomas E. Dunn and associates C. Daniel Haaren, Vernie Chia and Ryan J. Patrone on securities matters; and partners Stephen L. Gordon and Lauren Angelilli, senior attorney Andrew Carlon and associate Peter W. Rogers on tax matters.
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