Newell Rubbermaid $15.4 billion acquisition of Jarden

Overview:

• Newell Rubbermaid has completed its $15.4 billion acquisition of fellow US household goods manufacturer Jarden.
• The new company will go by the name Newell Brands.
• The deal was first announced in December, 2015.
• Jones Day (Lizanne Thomas, Bob Profusek, Erik Belenky, Brett Barragate, Joel May) and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Mario Ponce, Brian Steinhardt) advised Newell Rubbermaid.
• Greenberg Traurig (Gary Silverman, Cliff Neimeth, Alan Annex) and Kane Kessler advised Jarden.
• Davis Polk & Wardwell (Jason Kyrwood, Meyer Dworkin) represented the sole lead arranger and book runner in connection with a $10.5 billion bridge facility to help Newell Rubbermaid finance the acquisition. 

Kurt Stumpo - Journalist - North America and the Caribbean