Alyssa K.
Caples

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

On May 18, 2023, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “SEC Amends Rules Requiring Disclosures of Issuer Share Repurchase and Rule 10b5‑1 Plans.” The memo examines the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently adopted final rules on a number of disclosure requirements related to issuer share repurchases. The memo outlines key features of the new rules, the new tabular disclosures, the new narrative disclosures about issuer 10b5‑1 plans and issuer repurchases, and recommendations for companies. Cravath also published a tailored version of the memo for Foreign Private Issuers.