The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers in connection with OI European Group B.V.’s private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of €500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2020. Citigroup Global Markets Limited and BNP Paribas acted as representatives of the initial purchasers in the notes offering.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (the indirect parent company of OI European Group B.V.), through its subsidiaries, is the successor to a business established in 1903 and is the largest manufacturer of glass containers in the world, with leading positions in Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific. Owens-Illinois, Inc. operates 80 glass manufacturing plants in 22 countries.
The Simpson Thacher team included Marisa Stavenas, Yueting Liang, Jonathan Ozner and Vanessa L. Clark (Capital Markets), Jonathan Cantor and Andrew Purcell (Tax), Adeeb Fadil and Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental), Susan Kaufman and Paula Han (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Marcela Robledo and Katherine Sholly (Intellectual Property), Julie Levy and Scott Dyer (Labor) and Andrew Pagliughi and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky). Paralegal Matthew Dresher provided valuable assistance.