Simpson Thacher represented Mizuho and BofA Securities, in the registered public offering of ¥90.0 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), consisting of ¥48.6 billion of 1.352% Senior Notes due 2028, ¥19.5 billion of 1.593% Senior Notes due 2030, ¥3.5 billion of 1.797% Senior Notes due 2032, ¥9.1 billion of 2.090% Senior Notes due 2035, ¥6.0 billion of 2.492% Senior Notes due 2040 and ¥3.3 billion of 3.117% Senior Notes due 2055. The offering closed on April 17, 2025.
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 Mark Brod and John Balletta (Capital Markets); Steven DeLott (Insurance); Jonathan Cantor and Benjamin Bressler (Tax); Corina Holland (Intellectual Property); Emily Holland and Chayla Sherrod (ESG); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky).