Cravath’s London Office Moves to 100 Cheapside
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, including ESG reporting requirements and governance processes. 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.
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, including ESG reporting requirements and governance processes. 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.
Deals & Cases
July 15, 2025
Cravath represented the administrative agent and lead arrangers in connection with the arrangement of $1.42 billion and €1.29 billion of term loan facilities made available to Aggreko, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital and TDR Capital and a global leader in energy solutions, providing rapidly deployable, temporary and semi permanent modular power and temperature control solutions, with strong diversification across customers, geographies and end‑markets. The transaction closed on July 1, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 14, 2025
Cravath represented Weyerhaeuser Company in connection with its $1.75 billion revolving credit facility. Weyerhaeuser Company is one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands. The transaction closed on June 30, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 30, 2025
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $650 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of Compass Minerals International, Inc., a leading provider of essential minerals. The transaction closed on June 16, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2025
Cravath represented Toll Brothers Finance Corp. in connection with its $500 million registered senior notes offering, fully guaranteed by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Toll Brothers Finance Corp. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc., which designs, builds, markets, sells and arranges financing for an array of luxury residential homes and communities. The transaction closed on June 10, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 17, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered high‑yield senior notes offering of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tires, engaging in operations in most regions of the world. The transaction closed on June 3, 2025.
Publications
July 11, 2025
On July 8, 2025, Thomson Reuters Westlaw published an article written by Cravath partner Benjamin G. Joseloff entitled “Following De Novo CFIUS review, U.S. Government Approves Nippon Steel’s Proposed Acquisition of U.S. Steel with Potentially Groundbreaking Conditions.” The article examines a recently issued order approving the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, the third‑largest domestic steel producer, by Nippon Steel Corporation, a global steelmaker headquartered in Japan.
Publications
June 18, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Following De Novo CFIUS Review, U.S. Government Approves Nippon Steel’s Proposed Acquisition of U.S. Steel with Potentially Groundbreaking Conditions.” The memo examines a recently issued order approving the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, the third‑largest domestic steel producer, by Nippon Steel Corporation, a global steelmaker headquartered in Japan.
Publications
May 02, 2025
On May 1, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development,” which examines the recently issued executive order, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” The order outlines the administration’s policy objectives for the United States to become a leader in seabed mineral development and mandates certain actions to be undertaken by various federal agencies over the next 60 days in advancement of these policy objectives, including expediting the permitting process for seabed mining, developing a plan to map priority areas of the seabed, and engaging with key partners and allies to jointly develop seabed mineral resources.
Activities
April 07, 2025
On April 3, 2025, IFLR honored Cravath as an advisor of the “Loan Deal of the Year” at the publication’s 2025 Europe Awards, in connection with the Firm’s representation of the lead arrangers and initial purchasers in the financing for TDR Capital and I Squared Capital’s €1.9 billion acquisition of Applus. In announcing the award, IFLR highlighted the “bespoke innovative English law financing arrangements” involved in the deal as well as the nine global jurisdictions it spanned. The publication also noted how “the deal teams navigated untested regulatory and other deal‑specific requirements that contained a number of firsts in the Spanish market.”
Activities
February 14, 2025
On February 10, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Private Equity Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s recent work advising on a number of significant mergers and acquisitions in the private equity space, including its representation of Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, as well as Brookfield Renewable in its and Cameco’s $7.875 billion acquisition of Westinghouse and its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables.
Deals & Cases
July 15, 2025
Cravath represented the administrative agent and lead arrangers in connection with the arrangement of $1.42 billion and €1.29 billion of term loan facilities made available to Aggreko, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital and TDR Capital and a global leader in energy solutions, providing rapidly deployable, temporary and semi permanent modular power and temperature control solutions, with strong diversification across customers, geographies and end‑markets. The transaction closed on July 1, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 14, 2025
Cravath represented Weyerhaeuser Company in connection with its $1.75 billion revolving credit facility. Weyerhaeuser Company is one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands. The transaction closed on June 30, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 30, 2025
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $650 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of Compass Minerals International, Inc., a leading provider of essential minerals. The transaction closed on June 16, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2025
Cravath represented Toll Brothers Finance Corp. in connection with its $500 million registered senior notes offering, fully guaranteed by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. Toll Brothers Finance Corp. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc., which designs, builds, markets, sells and arranges financing for an array of luxury residential homes and communities. The transaction closed on June 10, 2025.
Deals & Cases
June 17, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered high‑yield senior notes offering of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, one of the world's leading manufacturers of tires, engaging in operations in most regions of the world. The transaction closed on June 3, 2025.
Publications
July 11, 2025
On July 8, 2025, Thomson Reuters Westlaw published an article written by Cravath partner Benjamin G. Joseloff entitled “Following De Novo CFIUS review, U.S. Government Approves Nippon Steel’s Proposed Acquisition of U.S. Steel with Potentially Groundbreaking Conditions.” The article examines a recently issued order approving the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, the third‑largest domestic steel producer, by Nippon Steel Corporation, a global steelmaker headquartered in Japan.
Publications
June 18, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Following De Novo CFIUS Review, U.S. Government Approves Nippon Steel’s Proposed Acquisition of U.S. Steel with Potentially Groundbreaking Conditions.” The memo examines a recently issued order approving the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, the third‑largest domestic steel producer, by Nippon Steel Corporation, a global steelmaker headquartered in Japan.
Publications
May 02, 2025
On May 1, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development,” which examines the recently issued executive order, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” The order outlines the administration’s policy objectives for the United States to become a leader in seabed mineral development and mandates certain actions to be undertaken by various federal agencies over the next 60 days in advancement of these policy objectives, including expediting the permitting process for seabed mining, developing a plan to map priority areas of the seabed, and engaging with key partners and allies to jointly develop seabed mineral resources.
Activities
April 07, 2025
On April 3, 2025, IFLR honored Cravath as an advisor of the “Loan Deal of the Year” at the publication’s 2025 Europe Awards, in connection with the Firm’s representation of the lead arrangers and initial purchasers in the financing for TDR Capital and I Squared Capital’s €1.9 billion acquisition of Applus. In announcing the award, IFLR highlighted the “bespoke innovative English law financing arrangements” involved in the deal as well as the nine global jurisdictions it spanned. The publication also noted how “the deal teams navigated untested regulatory and other deal‑specific requirements that contained a number of firsts in the Spanish market.”
Activities
February 14, 2025
On February 10, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Private Equity Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s recent work advising on a number of significant mergers and acquisitions in the private equity space, including its representation of Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, as well as Brookfield Renewable in its and Cameco’s $7.875 billion acquisition of Westinghouse and its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables.
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