Fenwick & West represented Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications, in its offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due July 15, 2023. BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers.
Agilent intends to use the proceeds from the offering to repay its outstanding senior notes due July 15, 2013 and for general corporate purposes, including payment of costs associated with its previously announced targeted restructuring program and to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock pursuant to its existing stock repurchase program.
The Fenwick transaction team was led by corporate partner David Michaels and included corporate associates Kee Kim, Jen Huang and Anna Szygorski.
More information about the offering can be obtained from Agilent’s website.