Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has a high yield practice that exhibits 'very strong knowledge of the market and excellent availability, and is very diligent'. The practice advises both issuers and underwriters, but is particularly strong in bank-side work on complex, cross-border high yield bonds issued in multiple currencies. EMEA capital markets heads Philip Boeckman and George Stephanakis, who is 'a trusted adviser who provides excellent service, and sound advice and guidance', oversee the practice, in which the 'knowledgeable, available and good to deal with' Alyssa Caples and European counsel Margaret Rallings play crucial roles. The team recently covered financings involving Euro- and dollar-denominated notes for initial purchaser clients in the retail and business-to-business information services sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘Very strong knowledge of the market, excellent availability, very diligent.’
‘Alyssa Caples has worked on all of our bonds over the last seven years and is knowledgeable, available and good to deal with.’
‘In-depth experience in HY markets, continuity of key people dealing with our bond issues.’
‘George Stephanakis is a trusted adviser since our first bond issue in 2002. George is always available and provides excellent service and sound advice and guidance.’
Key clients
- Goldstory
- INEOS
- Various financial institutions
Work highlights
Represented the initial purchasers in the €468m and $1.1bn 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior secured notes offering of EG Group.
Represented the initial purchasers in connection with the €975m 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior secured notes offering (in a combination of fixed rate notes and floating rate notes) of Infopro Digital.
Represented INEOS in connection with two high-yield senior secured notes offerings totalling approximately $2.593bn and two concurrent debt tender offers for €382m and $353m.
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Practice head
Philip Boeckman; George Stephanakis
Other key lawyers
Alyssa Caples; Margaret Rallings