July 25, 2025
Willkie represented McGraw Hill, Inc., a leading global provider of information solutions for education, in its initial public offering that raised approximately $415 million and values the company at over $3.25 billion.
On July 25, McGraw Hill, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, closed its initial public offering of approximately 24.4 million shares of its common stock sold in the aggregate by the company at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. In addition, the underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 3.7 million shares to cover over-allotments.
Shares of McGraw Hill’s Common Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MH”.
Willkie previously served as financing counsel to Platinum Equity on its $4.5 billion acquisition of McGraw Hill in 2021 and counsel to McGraw Hill in its $650 million Senior Secured Notes offering and the repricing of its Term Loan in August 2024.
The Willkie team was led by partners Cristopher Greer and Anne Barrett and included partners Amanda M. Burke and Augustine Donati and associates Henri Simonet, Margaret O’Brien, Brannock Furey, Josh Wexler, Jerolynn Liu, Talia Balakirsky, Dana Aboud and Ouwen Jiang.
