Cravath’s New York Office Moves to Two Manhattan West
Arvind Ravichandran advises clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructuring transactions and related financings, and private equity investments across multiple asset classes.
Mr. Ravichandran’s clients have included Aon, Aramex, Aras, Barrick Gold, BDT & MSD, Eurazeo, FS Investments, GreenSky, GuideWell, Hayfin, IBM, Lazard, Northrop Grumman, Novartis, Occidental, Owl Rock, PG&E, Pinnacle Foods, Proximo Spirits, Roivant Sciences, Shire, Swvl, Unilever and Xerox, among others.
Mr. Ravichandran’s notable matters include representing:
Mr. Ravichandran was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2023, recognizing him as one of four outstanding tax lawyers in the nation under the age of 40, and has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list. He has been recognized for his work in the tax arena by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Ravichandran is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Advisory Board of the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and was selected to serve on Law360’s Tax Authority International Editorial Advisory Board.
Mr. Ravichandran was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 2009 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2012, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Mr. Ravichandran joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2021. Prior to joining Cravath, he worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel.
Mr. Ravichandran’s notable matters include representing:
Mr. Ravichandran was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2023, recognizing him as one of four outstanding tax lawyers in the nation under the age of 40, and has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list. He has been recognized for his work in the tax arena by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Ravichandran is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Advisory Board of the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and was selected to serve on Law360’s Tax Authority International Editorial Advisory Board.
Mr. Ravichandran was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 2009 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2012, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Mr. Ravichandran joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2021. Prior to joining Cravath, he worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel.
New York State Bar Association
Law360
The Tax Law Center at NYU Law
Law360
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Deals & Cases
June 14, 2024
Cravath represented the European Investment Bank in connection with its $1 billion registered SOFR floating rate notes offering. The purpose of the European Investment Bank is to contribute to the balanced and steady development of the internal market among Member States of the European Union. The notes were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on May 30, 2024.
Deals & Cases
June 04, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of LPL Holdings, Inc., a holding company which, through its securities brokerage, offers investment advisory services and insurance brokerage services. The transaction closed on May 20, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 24, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $3.3 billion registered senior notes offering of Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global market leader with a broad range of innovative and mission-critical air, fluid, energy and medical technologies. Proceeds of the offering will be partially used to finance the acquisition of ILC Dover by Ingersoll Rand Inc. The transaction closed on May 10, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 16, 2024
Cravath represented the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with $1.3 billion of credit facilities made available to Cedar Fair, L.P., and certain of its subsidiaries, as part of the financing transactions undertaken in connection with the pending merger of Cedar Fair, L.P. and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, two of the largest regional amusement park operators in the world. The facilities consisted of a $1.0 billion term loan facility and a $300 million revolving credit facility. The transaction closed on May 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 14, 2024
Cravath represented the placement agent in connection with the €1 billion private placement of senior secured notes of Grifols, S.A., a global healthcare company leading in essential plasma‑derived medicines and transfusion medicine. The transaction closed on April 30, 2024.
Activities & Publications
April 30, 2024
On April 26, 2024, Cravath prepared a discussion of the recent final regulations on the qualification of REITs as “domestically controlled,” a common planning point for foreign investors in US real estate.
Activities & Publications
November 16, 2023
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, D. Scott Bennett, Michael E. Mariani, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Arvind Ravichandran and Ryan J. Patrone co‑authored a chapter on the current state of laws and regulations applicable to blockchain in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Blockchain Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in November 2023. The chapter discussed the market sectors in which blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies are being adopted and reviewed recent regulatory guidance and enforcement actions in the space.
Activities & Publications
November 03, 2023
On October 31, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran participated in the 58th Annual Southern Federal Tax Institute, which was held from October 30-November 3, 2023, in Atlanta, GA. The event, designed for practitioners who must frequently anticipate and handle federal tax matters, hosted as speakers tax practitioners and scholars from across the country. Arvind delivered a presentation entitled “FIRPTA: A General Refresher and Discussion of Common Planning Considerations,” which reviewed tax issues and strategies for foreign investments in United States real property.
Activities & Publications
July 17, 2023
On July 15, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran participated in the New York State Bar Association Tax Section’s 2023 Summer Meeting, which was held from July 14‑16, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. Arvind spoke on a panel entitled “Tax Bar of Tomorrow,” which reviewed how the tax bar can respond to several converging trends, including increased specialization driven by the complexity of global tax law and obstacles to passage of domestic tax legislation.
Activities & Publications
June 22, 2023
On June 19, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran was featured as part of Law360’s 2023 “Rising Stars” series as one of the top tax attorneys in the nation under the age of 40. The related profile highlights Arvind’s representation of Occidental Petroleum Corp. in its $57 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Novartis in its $29.8 billion spin‑off of the eye care devices business Alcon.
Arvind Ravichandran advises clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructuring transactions and related financings, and private equity investments across multiple asset classes.
Mr. Ravichandran’s clients have included Aon, Aramex, Aras, Barrick Gold, BDT & MSD, Eurazeo, FS Investments, GreenSky, GuideWell, Hayfin, IBM, Lazard, Northrop Grumman, Novartis, Occidental, Owl Rock, PG&E, Pinnacle Foods, Proximo Spirits, Roivant Sciences, Shire, Swvl, Unilever and Xerox, among others.
Mr. Ravichandran’s notable matters include representing:
Mr. Ravichandran was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2023, recognizing him as one of four outstanding tax lawyers in the nation under the age of 40, and has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list. He has been recognized for his work in the tax arena by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Ravichandran is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Advisory Board of the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and was selected to serve on Law360’s Tax Authority International Editorial Advisory Board.
Mr. Ravichandran was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 2009 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2012, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Mr. Ravichandran joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2021. Prior to joining Cravath, he worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel.
Mr. Ravichandran’s notable matters include representing:
Mr. Ravichandran was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2023, recognizing him as one of four outstanding tax lawyers in the nation under the age of 40, and has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list. He has been recognized for his work in the tax arena by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Ravichandran is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and the Advisory Board of the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and was selected to serve on Law360’s Tax Authority International Editorial Advisory Board.
Mr. Ravichandran was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 2009 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2012, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Mr. Ravichandran joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2021. Prior to joining Cravath, he worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel.
New York State Bar Association
Law360
The Tax Law Center at NYU Law
Law360
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Deals & Cases
June 14, 2024
Cravath represented the European Investment Bank in connection with its $1 billion registered SOFR floating rate notes offering. The purpose of the European Investment Bank is to contribute to the balanced and steady development of the internal market among Member States of the European Union. The notes were listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction closed on May 30, 2024.
Deals & Cases
June 04, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of LPL Holdings, Inc., a holding company which, through its securities brokerage, offers investment advisory services and insurance brokerage services. The transaction closed on May 20, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 24, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $3.3 billion registered senior notes offering of Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global market leader with a broad range of innovative and mission-critical air, fluid, energy and medical technologies. Proceeds of the offering will be partially used to finance the acquisition of ILC Dover by Ingersoll Rand Inc. The transaction closed on May 10, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 16, 2024
Cravath represented the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with $1.3 billion of credit facilities made available to Cedar Fair, L.P., and certain of its subsidiaries, as part of the financing transactions undertaken in connection with the pending merger of Cedar Fair, L.P. and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, two of the largest regional amusement park operators in the world. The facilities consisted of a $1.0 billion term loan facility and a $300 million revolving credit facility. The transaction closed on May 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
May 14, 2024
Cravath represented the placement agent in connection with the €1 billion private placement of senior secured notes of Grifols, S.A., a global healthcare company leading in essential plasma‑derived medicines and transfusion medicine. The transaction closed on April 30, 2024.
Activities & Publications
April 30, 2024
On April 26, 2024, Cravath prepared a discussion of the recent final regulations on the qualification of REITs as “domestically controlled,” a common planning point for foreign investors in US real estate.
Activities & Publications
November 16, 2023
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, D. Scott Bennett, Michael E. Mariani, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Arvind Ravichandran and Ryan J. Patrone co‑authored a chapter on the current state of laws and regulations applicable to blockchain in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Blockchain Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in November 2023. The chapter discussed the market sectors in which blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies are being adopted and reviewed recent regulatory guidance and enforcement actions in the space.
Activities & Publications
November 03, 2023
On October 31, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran participated in the 58th Annual Southern Federal Tax Institute, which was held from October 30-November 3, 2023, in Atlanta, GA. The event, designed for practitioners who must frequently anticipate and handle federal tax matters, hosted as speakers tax practitioners and scholars from across the country. Arvind delivered a presentation entitled “FIRPTA: A General Refresher and Discussion of Common Planning Considerations,” which reviewed tax issues and strategies for foreign investments in United States real property.
Activities & Publications
July 17, 2023
On July 15, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran participated in the New York State Bar Association Tax Section’s 2023 Summer Meeting, which was held from July 14‑16, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. Arvind spoke on a panel entitled “Tax Bar of Tomorrow,” which reviewed how the tax bar can respond to several converging trends, including increased specialization driven by the complexity of global tax law and obstacles to passage of domestic tax legislation.
Activities & Publications
June 22, 2023
On June 19, 2023, Cravath partner Arvind Ravichandran was featured as part of Law360’s 2023 “Rising Stars” series as one of the top tax attorneys in the nation under the age of 40. The related profile highlights Arvind’s representation of Occidental Petroleum Corp. in its $57 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Novartis in its $29.8 billion spin‑off of the eye care devices business Alcon.
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