Cravath Publishes Summer 2026 Issue of Alumni Journal
Cravath represented the initial purchasers, led by BNP Paribas and UniCredit Bank, in connection with the €300 million high-yield senior secured debt offering of Xefin Lux S.C.A (Xefin Lux), a newly formed corporate partnership. Xefin Lux will use the proceeds from the offering to fund a term loan, which will be made available concurrently to be borrowed by Xella International Holdings S.à.r.l. (Xella International), a portfolio company of private equity sponsors Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and PAI partners. Xella International is a leading European multi-brand manufacturer of wall-building materials and premium dry lining products. The transaction closed on June 1, 2011.
The Cravath team included partner Philip J. Boeckman.
Deals & Cases
October 13, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $800 million registered senior notes offering of Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of nVent Electric plc (“nVent”), a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. Net proceeds of the offering were used to finance nVent’s acquisition of Maverick Power, LLC. The transaction closed on September 29, 2026.
Deals & Cases
October 12, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the registered $1 billion senior notes offering of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., a leading technology services company and the largest IT infrastructure services provider in the world. The transaction closed on September 28, 2026.
Deals & Cases
October 05, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered notes offering of Brown‑Forman Corporation, a leading global spirits company. The transaction closed on September 21, 2026.
Deals & Cases
October 01, 2026
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $3 billion senior notes offering of Analog Devices, Inc., a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of solutions that leverage high‑performance analog, mixed‑signal and digital signal processing technology, including integrated circuits, algorithms, software and subsystems. The transaction closed on September 17, 2026.
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