Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in €1 Billion and $500 Million Debt Offerings by Berkshire Hathaway
03.12.20
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Simpson Thacher represented BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities in the registered public offerings of €1 billion of 0% Senior Notes due 2025 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) and $500 million of 1.85% Senior Notes due 2030 of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, guaranteed by Berkshire. The offerings closed on March 12, 2020. The 0% Senior Notes due 2025 will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
Berkshire and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, services and retailing. Berkshire’s common stock is listed on the NYSE under trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Risë Norman, Kirsten A. Harmon and Frances Fuqua (Capital Markets); Steve DeLott (Insurance); Jonathan Cantor and Dmitry Zelik (Tax); Melanie Jolson (Intellectual Property) and Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky).