Catherine Casazza

Prior to joining Kirkland, Catherine worked on the following matters:

• Represented underwriters in connection with $1.0 billion senior notes offerings by Encompass Health Corporation.
• Represented administrative agent, lead arranger and other titled banks in connection with an amended and restated $4.5 billion revolving credit facility and new $1.5 billion of delayed draw term loan facilities for Mondelēz International, Inc.
• Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with $2.35 billion credit facilities for Xerox Business Services, LLC and Affiliated Computer Services International B.V., in connection with the spin-off of Conduent Incorporated from Xerox Corporation.
• Represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“BofA Merrill Lynch”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo”) in connection with a series of transactions for R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“R.R. Donnelley”):
  • Third-party tender offer to purchase certain of the outstanding debt securities of R.R. Donnelley of up to an aggregate purchase price of $125 million and their subsequent debt-for-equity exchange for shares of common stock of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (“DFIN”).
  • As underwriters in connection with the offerings by (i) Citigroup, BofA Merrill Lynch, JPMS and Wells Fargo, as selling stockholders, of 6,143,208 shares of common stock of DFIN and (ii) DFIN of 921,481 shares of its common stock.
  • Tender offer by R.R. Donnelley for certain of its outstanding debt securities of up to an aggregate purchase price of $200 million.
  • As joint book-running managers in connection with the offering by R.R. Donnelley, as selling stockholder, of 6,242,802 shares of common stock of LSC Communications, Inc.
• Represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital Inc., JPMS, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, KKR Capital Markets LLC and Jefferies LLC as joint book-running managers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of add-on $150 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2025 by NFP Corp. to its outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2025.

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