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Valvoline Inc.’s Pursuit of the Separation of its Retail Services and Global Product Businesses

October 12, 2021

On October 12, 2021, Valvoline Inc., a global leader in vehicle care, announced that it is accelerating its continued transformation by pursuing a separation of its two business segments, Retail Services and Global Products. Cravath is representing Valvoline Inc. in connection with the transaction. No timetable has been established for the completion of the separation, and Valvoline does not intend to disclose further developments with respect to this process, unless and until its Board approves a specific transaction or action.

The Cravath team is led by partners Robert I. Townsend III and Andrew J. Pitts and includes associates Claudia Ricciardi and Ellen H. Park on corporate matters, partner J. Leonard Teti II, senior attorney Kiran Sheffrin and associate Cecily Xi on tax matters, and partner Jonathan J. Katz, practice area attorney Aaron S. Cha and associate Brendon J. Rivard on executive compensation and benefits matters. Benjamin B. Arcano also worked on corporate matters.

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  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Tax
  • Executive Compensation and Benefits
  • Industrials and Chemicals
  • Consumer Products and Services

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Robert I. Townsend III
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
rtownsend@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1964
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    Education

    • J.D., 1990, Harvard Law School
      magna cum laude
    • A.B., 1987, Harvard College
      magna cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Andrew J. Pitts
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    apitts@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1620
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      Education

      • M.B.A., 1995, Boston University
        with High Honors
      • J.D., 1994, Boston University School of Law
        summa cum laude
      • B.A., 1988, Trinity College

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      Claudia J. Ricciardi
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      cricciardi@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1035
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        Education

        • J.D., 2015, Harvard Law School
          cum laude
        • B.A., 2012, University of Pennsylvania
          Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        J. Leonard Teti II
        Title
        Tax
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        lteti@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1896
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          Education

          • J.D., 2005, University of Virginia School of Law
            Order of the Coif
          • A.B., 1999, Princeton University
            with Honors

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Jonathan J. Katz
          Title
          Executive Compensation and Benefits
          Title
          Partner
          Email
          jkatz@cravath.com
          Phone
          +1-212-474-1538
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            Education

            • LL.M., 2013, New York University School of Law
            • J.D., 2007, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
              Order of the Coif, Dean's Distinguished Scholar, summa cum laude
            • B.S., 2003, Cornell University

            Admitted In

            • New York
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            Name
            Aaron S. Cha
            Title
            Executive Compensation and Benefits
            Title
            Senior Attorney
            Email
            acha@cravath.com
            Phone
            +1-212-474-1944
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              Education

              • LL.M., 2013, New York University School of Law
              • J.D., 2012, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
              • B.S., 2004, University of California, San Diego

              Admitted In

              • New York
              • California

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