Cravath’s New York Office Moves to Two Manhattan West
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection the (i) $850 million senior notes offering by Smurfit Westrock Financing DAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Smurfit Westrock plc, one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper‑based packaging products, and (ii) the dual‑tranche €1.2 billion senior notes offering of Smurfit Kappa Treasury Unlimited Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Smurfit Westrock plc. The notes offerings closed on November 26 and 27, 2024, respectively.
The Cravath team included partner Philip J. Boeckman, European counsel Margaret R. M. Rallings and associates Nathaniel E. Hatter and Lauri Marjamaki on capital markets matters; partner Arvind Ravichandran and associates Megan Samayoa and Ruth Goldstein Schapiro on tax matters; and senior attorney Annmarie M. Terraciano on environmental matters. Georgi Boyadzhiev and Narda Vasquez Arancibia also worked on capital markets matters.
Deals & Cases
September 12, 2023
On September 12, 2023, the Boards of WestRock and Smurfit Kappa announced the signing of a definitive transaction agreement to create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging. Together, Smurfit Kappa and WestRock generated combined last twelve months’ adjusted annual revenue of approximately $34 billion as of June 30, 2023. Cravath is representing WestRock in connection with the transaction.
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