September 29, 2026
Willkie represented Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) (NYSE: CM) in its registered public offering of $300,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 and $1,000,000,000 5.627% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030.
On September 23, 2026, CIBC announced it priced a registered public offering of $300,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 and $1,000,000,000 5.627% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030. The offering closed on September 29, 2026. The bank plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and will be added to the bank’s funds.
CIBC World Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.
The Willkie team was led by partners Eddie Best and Susan Rabinowitz with associates Kevin Winnie and Chelsea Zheng.
