Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in connection with the 144A/Reg S offering by Smithfield Foods, Inc. of $400 million of senior notes. The senior notes are guaranteed by certain of Smithfield’s U.S. subsidiaries.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also a leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Farmland®, John Morrell®, Gwaltney®, Armour®, Eckrich®, Margherita®, Carando®, Kretschmar®, Cook's®, Curly's®, Healthy Ones® and Nathan's Famous®.
The Simpson Thacher team included Art Robinson, Brian E. Rosenzweig and Andrew Hwang (Capital Markets); Jon Cantor and Jodi Schneider (Tax); Adeeb Fadil and Louise Kruger (Environmental); Marcela Robledo (IP); Jeanne Annarumma and Madeline Sprung-Keyser (ECEB); and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).