Sidley represented the underwriters in connection with a US$5.0 billion inaugural public offering of senior notes issued by VICI Properties L.P., consisting of US$500 million 4.375% Senior Notes due 2025, US$1.25 billion 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028, US$1.0 billion 4.950% Senior Notes due 2030, US$1.5 billion 5.125% Senior Notes due 2032, and US$750 million 5.625% Senior Notes due 2052. The underwriters comprise some of the world’s top-tier financial institutions. VICI Properties L.P., is a wholly owned subsidiary of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI). The net proceeds from the offering were used to fund a portion of the purchase price of VICI’s recent acquisition of MGM Growth Properties and to provide long-term financing for VICI’s acquisition of The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and The Venetian Expo.
The deal was led by partners Edward F. Petrosky (Capital Markets), Bartholomew A. Sheehan, III (REITs), and Johnny G. Skumpija (Capital Markets), and included Kostian Ciko (Capital Markets), Stefan Giudici (Capital Markets), Nithya Swaminathan (Capital Markets), Ashley E. Wong (Capital Markets), Dr. Christian Brause (Tax), Ryan M. Kelly (Tax), and John Jee (Tax).
