The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, in the SEC-registered offering of $2 billion of senior notes of NBCUniversal Media, LLC, comprising $1 billion of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2023 and $1 billion of 4.450% Senior Notes due 2043.
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, with a portfolio that includes news and entertainment television networks, a motion picture company, television production operations, television stations and theme parks. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling interest in NBCUniversal.
The Simpson Thacher team for this transaction included Joe Kaufman, Brian E. Rosenzweig and Taissa Licatti (Capital Markets), Jonathan Cantor and Anthony Minervini (Tax), Genevieve Dorment (Intellectual Property), Brian Robbins and Samantha Shipp (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Adeeb Fadil and Noreen Lavan (Environmental) and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).
