Alyssa K. Caples focuses on international corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has been in the London office since 2010.
Ms. Caples’s representative matters include representing British American Tobacco, a global producer and seller of tobacco products, Drax, a renewable energy company, Picard Groupe, a French frozen food retailer, INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, and its affiliates INOVYN, INEOS Quattro and INEOS Styrolution, and Bacardi Limited in connection with their recent high‑yield and investment grade bond offerings; the initial purchasers in connection with recent bond offerings for ALAIN AFFLELOU, a leading optical retailer in France and Spain, Casino Group, a leading major multi‑format, multi‑banner and multi‑channel food retailer, Infopro Digital, a French business‑to‑business media and business information company, SMCP, an international apparel and accessories retail group, and Lowell/GFKL, a receivables management company; the managers in connection with JPMorgan Chase’s euro medium-term notes program; British American Tobacco in connection with its merger with Reynolds American; and Lifezone Metals in connection with its combination with GoGreen Investments.
Ms. Caples was previously based in London in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, she was seconded to an investment bank where she worked in its equity derivatives department for several months, and in 2010, she spent six months on secondment to a Paris firm. Prior to returning to London, Ms. Caples worked with the Firm’s Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice, counseling boards of directors, audit committees and senior management in connection with SEC and internal investigations, shareholder demands, insider trading issues, accounting questions and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Caples has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in the capital markets arena by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. In 2022 and 2021, she was named to IFLR1000’s list of “Women Leaders – United Kingdom,” and in 2024, she received the Women in Business Law EMEA award for “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year.”
Ms. Caples is a frequent speaker and author on a range of finance and securities law topics. She has co-authored multiple editions of the U.S. chapter of the Chambers “Investing In...” Guide and co‑authored the “High Yield Bonds” chapter in the Third Edition of European Securities Law. Ms. Caples has spoken at events such as the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference and Asia‑Based International Financial Law Conference, as well as the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, among others.
Ms. Caples is a member of the International Bar Association and serves as the Senior Vice Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee.
Ms. Caples is from Ottawa, Canada. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1997, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2000, where she was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Ms. Caples joined Cravath in 2000 and was elected a partner in 2008.
Ms. Caples’s representative matters include representing British American Tobacco, a global producer and seller of tobacco products, Drax, a renewable energy company, Picard Groupe, a French frozen food retailer, INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, and its affiliates INOVYN, INEOS Quattro and INEOS Styrolution, and Bacardi Limited in connection with their recent high‑yield and investment grade bond offerings; the initial purchasers in connection with recent bond offerings for ALAIN AFFLELOU, a leading optical retailer in France and Spain, Casino Group, a leading major multi‑format, multi‑banner and multi‑channel food retailer, Infopro Digital, a French business‑to‑business media and business information company, SMCP, an international apparel and accessories retail group, and Lowell/GFKL, a receivables management company; the managers in connection with JPMorgan Chase’s euro medium-term notes program; British American Tobacco in connection with its merger with Reynolds American; and Lifezone Metals in connection with its combination with GoGreen Investments.
Ms. Caples was previously based in London in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, she was seconded to an investment bank where she worked in its equity derivatives department for several months, and in 2010, she spent six months on secondment to a Paris firm. Prior to returning to London, Ms. Caples worked with the Firm’s Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice, counseling boards of directors, audit committees and senior management in connection with SEC and internal investigations, shareholder demands, insider trading issues, accounting questions and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Caples has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in the capital markets arena by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. In 2022 and 2021, she was named to IFLR1000’s list of “Women Leaders – United Kingdom,” and in 2024, she received the Women in Business Law EMEA award for “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year.”
Ms. Caples is a frequent speaker and author on a range of finance and securities law topics. She has co-authored multiple editions of the U.S. chapter of the Chambers “Investing In...” Guide and co‑authored the “High Yield Bonds” chapter in the Third Edition of European Securities Law. Ms. Caples has spoken at events such as the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference and Asia‑Based International Financial Law Conference, as well as the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, among others.
Ms. Caples is a member of the International Bar Association and serves as the Senior Vice Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee.
Ms. Caples is from Ottawa, Canada. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1997, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2000, where she was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Ms. Caples joined Cravath in 2000 and was elected a partner in 2008.
Education
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J.D., 2000, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
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B.A., 1997, Columbia UniversityPhi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
Admitted In
- New York
Professional Affiliations
International Bar Association
- Corporate and M&A Law Committee
- Securities Law Committee
Rankings
Chambers Global
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Expertise Based Abroad) - USA (2025-2017)
Chambers UK
- Capital Markets: High‑Yield Products (2025-2016)
IFLR1000
- Capital Markets: Debt (Including High‑Yield) – UK (2024-2013)
- Women Leaders – United Kingdom (2024-2021)
The Legal 500 UK
- Debt Capital Markets (2025, 2022-2017, 2015)
- Equity Capital Markets (2025)
- High-Yield (2025‑2014)
- M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £250m+ (2019, 2018, 2017)
Women in Business Law
- EMEA Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year (2024)
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
JPMorgan Chase’s €2 Billion Fixed‑to‑Floating Rate Notes Offering
Cravath represented the managers in connection with the €2 billion fixed‑to‑floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. This offering was issued under JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $65 billion Euro medium‑term note program. The transaction closed on November 13, 2023.
Deals & Cases
August 28, 2023
B.A.T Capital Corporation’s $5 Billion Registered Notes Offering and Concurrent $2.9 Billion Cash Tender Offer
Cravath represented B.A.T Capital Corporation and B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. in connection with its $5 billion registered notes offering. B.A.T Capital Corporation and B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. are subsidiaries of British American Tobacco, a producer and seller of tobacco products. Cravath also represented B.A.T Capital Corporation, B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. and Reynolds American Inc. in connection with its concurrent $2.9 billion cash tender offer. The registered notes offering closed on August 2, 2023 and the cash tender offer expired on August 28, 2023.
Publications
February 11, 2025
G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa Caples, Chris Fargo and Maggie Segall Co‑Author U.S. Chapters of Chambers “Investing In… 2025” Guide
Cravath partners G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa K. Caples, Christopher K. Fargo and Margaret T. Segall co‑authored the U.S. Law & Practice chapter of the fifth edition of Chambers “Investing In… 2025” Guide, which was published in January 2025. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, examines country‑specific legal issues that arise from foreign direct investment (“FDI”) and cross‑border transactions in the more than 30 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law & Practice chapter surveys the legal system and regulatory framework for FDI in the country, analyzing the economic climate, as well as considerations related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, antitrust, national security, tax, employment and intellectual property.
Activities
September 23, 2024
Alyssa Caples, Maggie Segall, Nick Dorsey, Dan Haaren and Bethany Pfalzgraf Speak at IBA’s 2024 Annual Conference
Cravath partners Alyssa K. Caples, Margaret T. Segall, Nicholas A. Dorsey, C. Daniel Haaren and Bethany A. Pfalzgraf spoke at the International Bar Association’s 2024 Annual Conference, which was held September 15‑20 in Mexico City and convened legal professionals from across the globe.
Activities
June 28, 2024
Alyssa Caples Named “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year” at 2024 EMEA Women in Business Law Awards
On June 26, 2024, Cravath partner Alyssa K. Caples was honored at the 2024 Women in Business Law Awards for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, which were presented by the International Financial Law Review, the International Tax Review, Managing IP and Benchmark Litigation, in London. Alyssa received the 2024 “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year” award. The awards recognize the “individuals who stand out as leaders amongst their peers and who have been instrumental to innovative approaches in their field.”
Activities
March 15, 2024
Alyssa Caples Speaks at PLI’s 2024 Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe
On March 14, 2024, Cravath partner Alyssa K. Caples participated in the 23rd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, which was presented in London by the Practising Law Institute from March 13‑14, 2024. Alyssa co‑chaired a panel entitled “Capital Markets Developments – Future Trends & Practical Implications,” which reviewed best practices for reacting and responding to key capital markets developments such as proposed United Kingdom and European Union reforms to the listing regimes and digital bonds.
Publications
February 14, 2024
G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa Caples, Chris Fargo and Maggie Segall Co‑Author U.S. Chapters of Chambers “Investing In… 2024” Guide
Cravath partners G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa K. Caples, Christopher K. Fargo and Margaret T. Segall co‑authored the U.S. Law & Practice chapter of the fourth edition of Chambers “Investing In… 2024” Guide, which was published in January 2024. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, examines country‑specific legal issues that arise from foreign direct investment (“FDI”) and cross‑border transactions in the more than 30 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law & Practice chapter surveys the legal system and regulatory framework for FDI in the country, analyzing the economic climate, as well as considerations related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, antitrust, national security, tax, employment and intellectual property.
Alyssa K. Caples focuses on international corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has been in the London office since 2010.
Ms. Caples’s representative matters include representing British American Tobacco, a global producer and seller of tobacco products, Drax, a renewable energy company, Picard Groupe, a French frozen food retailer, INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, and its affiliates INOVYN, INEOS Quattro and INEOS Styrolution, and Bacardi Limited in connection with their recent high‑yield and investment grade bond offerings; the initial purchasers in connection with recent bond offerings for ALAIN AFFLELOU, a leading optical retailer in France and Spain, Casino Group, a leading major multi‑format, multi‑banner and multi‑channel food retailer, Infopro Digital, a French business‑to‑business media and business information company, SMCP, an international apparel and accessories retail group, and Lowell/GFKL, a receivables management company; the managers in connection with JPMorgan Chase’s euro medium-term notes program; British American Tobacco in connection with its merger with Reynolds American; and Lifezone Metals in connection with its combination with GoGreen Investments.
Ms. Caples was previously based in London in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, she was seconded to an investment bank where she worked in its equity derivatives department for several months, and in 2010, she spent six months on secondment to a Paris firm. Prior to returning to London, Ms. Caples worked with the Firm’s Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice, counseling boards of directors, audit committees and senior management in connection with SEC and internal investigations, shareholder demands, insider trading issues, accounting questions and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Caples has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in the capital markets arena by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. In 2022 and 2021, she was named to IFLR1000’s list of “Women Leaders – United Kingdom,” and in 2024, she received the Women in Business Law EMEA award for “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year.”
Ms. Caples is a frequent speaker and author on a range of finance and securities law topics. She has co-authored multiple editions of the U.S. chapter of the Chambers “Investing In...” Guide and co‑authored the “High Yield Bonds” chapter in the Third Edition of European Securities Law. Ms. Caples has spoken at events such as the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference and Asia‑Based International Financial Law Conference, as well as the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, among others.
Ms. Caples is a member of the International Bar Association and serves as the Senior Vice Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee.
Ms. Caples is from Ottawa, Canada. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1997, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2000, where she was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Ms. Caples joined Cravath in 2000 and was elected a partner in 2008.
Ms. Caples’s representative matters include representing British American Tobacco, a global producer and seller of tobacco products, Drax, a renewable energy company, Picard Groupe, a French frozen food retailer, INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies, and its affiliates INOVYN, INEOS Quattro and INEOS Styrolution, and Bacardi Limited in connection with their recent high‑yield and investment grade bond offerings; the initial purchasers in connection with recent bond offerings for ALAIN AFFLELOU, a leading optical retailer in France and Spain, Casino Group, a leading major multi‑format, multi‑banner and multi‑channel food retailer, Infopro Digital, a French business‑to‑business media and business information company, SMCP, an international apparel and accessories retail group, and Lowell/GFKL, a receivables management company; the managers in connection with JPMorgan Chase’s euro medium-term notes program; British American Tobacco in connection with its merger with Reynolds American; and Lifezone Metals in connection with its combination with GoGreen Investments.
Ms. Caples was previously based in London in 2005 and 2006. In 2008, she was seconded to an investment bank where she worked in its equity derivatives department for several months, and in 2010, she spent six months on secondment to a Paris firm. Prior to returning to London, Ms. Caples worked with the Firm’s Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice, counseling boards of directors, audit committees and senior management in connection with SEC and internal investigations, shareholder demands, insider trading issues, accounting questions and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Caples has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in the capital markets arena by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 UK and IFLR1000. In 2022 and 2021, she was named to IFLR1000’s list of “Women Leaders – United Kingdom,” and in 2024, she received the Women in Business Law EMEA award for “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year.”
Ms. Caples is a frequent speaker and author on a range of finance and securities law topics. She has co-authored multiple editions of the U.S. chapter of the Chambers “Investing In...” Guide and co‑authored the “High Yield Bonds” chapter in the Third Edition of European Securities Law. Ms. Caples has spoken at events such as the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference and Asia‑Based International Financial Law Conference, as well as the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, among others.
Ms. Caples is a member of the International Bar Association and serves as the Senior Vice Chair of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee.
Ms. Caples is from Ottawa, Canada. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1997, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2000, where she was a member of the Board of Student Advisors and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Ms. Caples joined Cravath in 2000 and was elected a partner in 2008.
Education
-
J.D., 2000, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
-
B.A., 1997, Columbia UniversityPhi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
Admitted In
- New York
Professional Affiliations
International Bar Association
- Corporate and M&A Law Committee
- Securities Law Committee
Rankings
Chambers Global
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Expertise Based Abroad) - USA (2025-2017)
Chambers UK
- Capital Markets: High‑Yield Products (2025-2016)
IFLR1000
- Capital Markets: Debt (Including High‑Yield) – UK (2024-2013)
- Women Leaders – United Kingdom (2024-2021)
The Legal 500 UK
- Debt Capital Markets (2025, 2022-2017, 2015)
- Equity Capital Markets (2025)
- High-Yield (2025‑2014)
- M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £250m+ (2019, 2018, 2017)
Women in Business Law
- EMEA Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year (2024)
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
JPMorgan Chase’s €2 Billion Fixed‑to‑Floating Rate Notes Offering
Cravath represented the managers in connection with the €2 billion fixed‑to‑floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. This offering was issued under JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $65 billion Euro medium‑term note program. The transaction closed on November 13, 2023.
Deals & Cases
August 28, 2023
B.A.T Capital Corporation’s $5 Billion Registered Notes Offering and Concurrent $2.9 Billion Cash Tender Offer
Cravath represented B.A.T Capital Corporation and B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. in connection with its $5 billion registered notes offering. B.A.T Capital Corporation and B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. are subsidiaries of British American Tobacco, a producer and seller of tobacco products. Cravath also represented B.A.T Capital Corporation, B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. and Reynolds American Inc. in connection with its concurrent $2.9 billion cash tender offer. The registered notes offering closed on August 2, 2023 and the cash tender offer expired on August 28, 2023.
Publications
February 11, 2025
G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa Caples, Chris Fargo and Maggie Segall Co‑Author U.S. Chapters of Chambers “Investing In… 2025” Guide
Cravath partners G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa K. Caples, Christopher K. Fargo and Margaret T. Segall co‑authored the U.S. Law & Practice chapter of the fifth edition of Chambers “Investing In… 2025” Guide, which was published in January 2025. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, examines country‑specific legal issues that arise from foreign direct investment (“FDI”) and cross‑border transactions in the more than 30 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law & Practice chapter surveys the legal system and regulatory framework for FDI in the country, analyzing the economic climate, as well as considerations related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, antitrust, national security, tax, employment and intellectual property.
Activities
September 23, 2024
Alyssa Caples, Maggie Segall, Nick Dorsey, Dan Haaren and Bethany Pfalzgraf Speak at IBA’s 2024 Annual Conference
Cravath partners Alyssa K. Caples, Margaret T. Segall, Nicholas A. Dorsey, C. Daniel Haaren and Bethany A. Pfalzgraf spoke at the International Bar Association’s 2024 Annual Conference, which was held September 15‑20 in Mexico City and convened legal professionals from across the globe.
Activities
June 28, 2024
Alyssa Caples Named “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year” at 2024 EMEA Women in Business Law Awards
On June 26, 2024, Cravath partner Alyssa K. Caples was honored at the 2024 Women in Business Law Awards for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, which were presented by the International Financial Law Review, the International Tax Review, Managing IP and Benchmark Litigation, in London. Alyssa received the 2024 “Debt Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year” award. The awards recognize the “individuals who stand out as leaders amongst their peers and who have been instrumental to innovative approaches in their field.”
Activities
March 15, 2024
Alyssa Caples Speaks at PLI’s 2024 Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe
On March 14, 2024, Cravath partner Alyssa K. Caples participated in the 23rd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe, which was presented in London by the Practising Law Institute from March 13‑14, 2024. Alyssa co‑chaired a panel entitled “Capital Markets Developments – Future Trends & Practical Implications,” which reviewed best practices for reacting and responding to key capital markets developments such as proposed United Kingdom and European Union reforms to the listing regimes and digital bonds.
Publications
February 14, 2024
G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa Caples, Chris Fargo and Maggie Segall Co‑Author U.S. Chapters of Chambers “Investing In… 2024” Guide
Cravath partners G.J. Ligelis Jr., Alyssa K. Caples, Christopher K. Fargo and Margaret T. Segall co‑authored the U.S. Law & Practice chapter of the fourth edition of Chambers “Investing In… 2024” Guide, which was published in January 2024. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, examines country‑specific legal issues that arise from foreign direct investment (“FDI”) and cross‑border transactions in the more than 30 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law & Practice chapter surveys the legal system and regulatory framework for FDI in the country, analyzing the economic climate, as well as considerations related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, capital markets, antitrust, national security, tax, employment and intellectual property.
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