On November 13, 2014, Graham Holdings Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of Cable ONE, Inc., a Graham Holdings subsidiary, from Graham Holdings. Cravath is representing Graham Holdings Company in connection with this proposed transaction, which will be structured as a tax‑free spin‑off of Cable ONE to the stockholders of Graham Holdings. Following the proposed transaction, which is expected to be completed in 2015, Cable ONE will be an independent, publicly traded company.
The Cravath team included associate Nicholas M. Foley on M&A matters and partners Michael L. Schler and Lauren Angelilli on tax matters.
Deals & Cases
April 17, 2025
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.73 billion registered common stock offering of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (“LPL”), a holding company which, through its securities brokerage, offers investment advisory services and insurance brokerage services. Cravath also represented the underwriters in connection with LPL’s concurrent $1.5 billion senior notes offering. Proceeds of the offerings will be used to partially finance LPL’s acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network. The transactions closed on April 2, 2025, and April 3, 2025, respectively.
Deals & Cases
December 05, 2024
Cravath represented Booking Holdings Inc. in connection with its €1.8 billion registered senior notes offering. Booking Holdings Inc. is a leading provider of online travel and travel‑related reservation and search services. The transaction closed on November 21, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 15, 2024
Cravath represented Booking Holdings Inc. in connection with its €2.75 billion registered senior notes offering. Booking Holdings Inc. is a leading provider of online travel and travel‑related reservation and search services. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
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