Four Decades for Justice
From representing Charles Goodyear in the 1850s to advising Linde in its merger with Praxair, Cravath has maintained its position representing clients at the forefront of the industrials sector. The Firm also has extensive experience representing companies in virtually all areas of the chemicals industry, including the manufacture, distribution and sale of specialty, diversified and commodity chemicals.
Cravath’s corporate lawyers have represented industrials and chemicals clients in mergers and acquisitions, bank financings, securities offerings, financial restructurings and reorganizations and corporate board advisory matters. Our litigators are trusted advisors that routinely work with these clients on antitrust, intellectual property, general commercial, unfair competition, securities, class action, arbitration and other litigation matters.
In all matters, when necessary, clients benefit from the expertise of Cravath’s preeminent environmental and environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices. Our lawyers advise on complicated environmental issues as well as ESG reporting requirements and governance processes in the industrials and chemicals sectors.
Cravath’s corporate lawyers have represented industrials and chemicals clients in mergers and acquisitions, bank financings, securities offerings, financial restructurings and reorganizations and corporate board advisory matters. Our litigators are trusted advisors that routinely work with these clients on antitrust, intellectual property, general commercial, unfair competition, securities, class action, arbitration and other litigation matters.
In all matters, when necessary, clients benefit from the expertise of Cravath’s preeminent environmental and environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices. Our lawyers advise on complicated environmental issues as well as ESG reporting requirements and governance processes in the industrials and chemicals sectors.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented AerCap Holdings N.V. in connection with its $2 billion registered secondary offering of ordinary shares by the selling shareholder GE Capital US Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric. AerCap Holdings N.V. is the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Polaris Inc. Polaris Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures powersports vehicles. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 28, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriter in connection with the $665.2 million registered secondary common stock offering of Core & Main, Inc., a leading specialized distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, and related services, to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non‑residential and residential end markets nationwide. The transaction closed on November 9, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with $14 billion of credit facilities made available to RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company that provides systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide. The facilities consisted of a $10 billion bridge credit facility and a $4 billion term loan facility. The transactions closed on October 24, 2023 and November 7, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 21, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Amentum, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, announced a definitive agreement to merge with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new leader in systems integration and technology solutions. The transaction, which is structured as an all‑stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, will result in a publicly traded combined organization with $13 billion in revenue and more than 53,000 employees in 83 countries. Cravath is representing Amentum in connection with the transaction.
Accolades
June 23, 2023
Cravath partners Margaret T. Segall and Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea were named to Crain’s New York Business’s 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law,” published on June 20, 2023. The feature honors lawyers who have “performed consequential legal or pro bono work, served as mentors, promoted inclusivity and assumed leadership roles in civic or philanthropic endeavors.”
Accolades
January 20, 2023
On January 18, 2023, Cravath was featured by Law360 as an “M&A Practice Group of the Year,” receiving the distinction for the tenth time in twelve years. The profile highlighted the Firm’s role representing CyrusOne in its $15 billion acquisition by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners, SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation, and Johnson & Johnson in the planned separation of its Consumer Health Business.
Accolades
June 27, 2022
Cravath partner Vanessa A. Lavely was named to Business Insider’s 2022 list of “Rising Stars of the Courtroom,” which was published on June 21, 2022. The feature recognizes “the next crop of great litigators” who are “driven by the thrill of a live courtroom and a sense of mission to help clients get their day in court.” Business Insider noted Vanessa’s successful representation of clients including Tesla, Qualcomm, Minerals Technologies Inc. and Colgate‑Palmolive, on a wide range of litigation matters, noting she “has worked on big cases but also had big roles in ones that have gone under the radar.” Cravath partner Evan Chesler spoke to Insider about impressive client feedback on Vanessa’s performance as a junior associate, which led to her being handed early responsibility for witness examination in a pivotal trial for client NCR.
Accolades
January 21, 2022
On January 19, 2022, Cravath was featured by Law360 as an “M&A Practice Group of the Year,” receiving the distinction for the ninth time in eleven years. The Firm was recognized for its role in “many of last year’s major M&A plays,” including its success with “complex cross-border transactions,” as “it regularly represents international entities on enormous transactions.” The article records that almost half the deals Cravath counseled on in 2021 were of the cross-border variety.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented AerCap Holdings N.V. in connection with its $2 billion registered secondary offering of ordinary shares by the selling shareholder GE Capital US Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric. AerCap Holdings N.V. is the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 30, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Polaris Inc. Polaris Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures powersports vehicles. The transaction closed on November 16, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 28, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriter in connection with the $665.2 million registered secondary common stock offering of Core & Main, Inc., a leading specialized distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, and related services, to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non‑residential and residential end markets nationwide. The transaction closed on November 9, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 27, 2023
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with $14 billion of credit facilities made available to RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company that provides systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide. The facilities consisted of a $10 billion bridge credit facility and a $4 billion term loan facility. The transactions closed on October 24, 2023 and November 7, 2023.
Deals & Cases
November 21, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Amentum, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, announced a definitive agreement to merge with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new leader in systems integration and technology solutions. The transaction, which is structured as an all‑stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, will result in a publicly traded combined organization with $13 billion in revenue and more than 53,000 employees in 83 countries. Cravath is representing Amentum in connection with the transaction.
Accolades
June 23, 2023
Cravath partners Margaret T. Segall and Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea were named to Crain’s New York Business’s 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law,” published on June 20, 2023. The feature honors lawyers who have “performed consequential legal or pro bono work, served as mentors, promoted inclusivity and assumed leadership roles in civic or philanthropic endeavors.”
Accolades
January 20, 2023
On January 18, 2023, Cravath was featured by Law360 as an “M&A Practice Group of the Year,” receiving the distinction for the tenth time in twelve years. The profile highlighted the Firm’s role representing CyrusOne in its $15 billion acquisition by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners, SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation, and Johnson & Johnson in the planned separation of its Consumer Health Business.
Accolades
June 27, 2022
Cravath partner Vanessa A. Lavely was named to Business Insider’s 2022 list of “Rising Stars of the Courtroom,” which was published on June 21, 2022. The feature recognizes “the next crop of great litigators” who are “driven by the thrill of a live courtroom and a sense of mission to help clients get their day in court.” Business Insider noted Vanessa’s successful representation of clients including Tesla, Qualcomm, Minerals Technologies Inc. and Colgate‑Palmolive, on a wide range of litigation matters, noting she “has worked on big cases but also had big roles in ones that have gone under the radar.” Cravath partner Evan Chesler spoke to Insider about impressive client feedback on Vanessa’s performance as a junior associate, which led to her being handed early responsibility for witness examination in a pivotal trial for client NCR.
Accolades
January 21, 2022
On January 19, 2022, Cravath was featured by Law360 as an “M&A Practice Group of the Year,” receiving the distinction for the ninth time in eleven years. The Firm was recognized for its role in “many of last year’s major M&A plays,” including its success with “complex cross-border transactions,” as “it regularly represents international entities on enormous transactions.” The article records that almost half the deals Cravath counseled on in 2021 were of the cross-border variety.
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