
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP‘s debt capital markets practice has an excellent reputation for advising blue-chip corporate issuers as well as leading investment banks on high-value investment-grade offerings, particularly in connection with major acquisition financings. The firm’s representation of the underwriters in connection with four registered notes offerings by JPMorgan Chase & Co., with an aggregate value of $38.25bn, is a recent highlight. Craig Arcella has extensive experience advising in connection with notes offerings by multinationals and international banks. Andrew Pitts’ broad practice covers public and private debt securities offerings as well as transactions involving convertible and equity-linked securities. The two partners lead the team alongside William Fogg. Nicholas Dorsey’s recent investment-grade debt engagements have seen him work for multinationals, banks, and asset management firms. Daniel Haaren is also well versed in both investment-grade and convertible bond offerings and plays a leading role in the group. Douglas Dolan is also a key contact.
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Key clients
- Aon
- Booking
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe
- Hasbro
- IBM
- Martin Marietta
- Nestlé
- Northrop Grumman
- Rogers
- Various financial institutions
Work highlights
- Represented the underwriters in the $9 billion senior notes offering of Hewlett Packard Enterprise to finance the acquisition of Juniper Networks.
- Represented Aon in its $6 billion senior notes offering to finance its acquisition of NFP.
- Represented the underwriters in the $3.3 billion senior notes offering of Ingersoll Rand to finance the acquisition of ILC Dover.
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Practice head
Craig Arcella; Andrew Pitts; William Fogg
Other key lawyers
Nicholas Dorsey; Daniel Haaren; Douglas Dolan