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William Lyon Homes, Inc.’s High‑Yield Senior Debt Offering

September 15, 2015

Cravath represented the initial purchaser, Credit Suisse, in connection with the US$50 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior debt offering of William Lyon Homes, Inc., one of the largest Western U.S. regional homebuilders. The transaction closed on September 15, 2015.

The Cravath team included partner William J. Whelan III and associates Edward J. Reed and Nicoleta D. Lupea on securities matters and partner Christopher K. Fargo and associate June Hwang on tax matters.

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Name
Christopher K. Fargo
Title
Tax
Title
Partner
Email
cfargo@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1236
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    Education

    • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
      Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
    • B.A., 2003, Boston College
      Honors Program, cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    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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