January 13, 2026
Willkie represented Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) (NYSE: CM), a leading North American financial institution, in connection with its U.S. registered public offering of $700,000,000 of its 6.500% Fixed Rate Reset Limited Recourse Capital Notes Series 9 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (Subordinated Indebtedness) (the “Notes”) and concurrent issuance of 700,000 Non-Cumulative 5-Year Fixed Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares Series 64 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) to be held in a limited recourse trust. The Notes constitute subordinated indebtedness of CIBC and the net proceeds from the offering will qualify as “Additional Tier 1” (“AT1”) capital of CIBC for regulatory purposes.
The offering closed on January 13. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption of outstanding capital securities of CIBC and/or the repayment of other outstanding liabilities of CIBC.
CIBC World Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 15 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world.
The Willkie team was led by partners Eddie Best and Susan Rabinowitz, and associate Kevin Winnie, with partner Guy Inbar and counsel Catherine Harrington providing tax advice.
The offering closed on January 13. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption of outstanding capital securities of CIBC and/or the repayment of other outstanding liabilities of CIBC.
CIBC World Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 15 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world.
The Willkie team was led by partners Eddie Best and Susan Rabinowitz, and associate Kevin Winnie, with partner Guy Inbar and counsel Catherine Harrington providing tax advice.
