Latham & Watkins Advises on Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.’s US$300 Million Senior Notes Offering

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) (Cogent), a leading internet service provider with operations in 53 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania, and Africa, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Cogent Communications Group, LLC and Cogent Finance, Inc., have priced a private offering of US$300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior notes due 2027 (the Notes). The Notes are being sold in a private offering pursuant to one or more available exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The offering is expected to close on June 11, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Cogent in the offering with a corporate deal team led by Washington, D.C. partners Patrick Shannon and Christopher Clark, with associates Gabrielle Blum, Lis Ryan, and Mari Gonzalez. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Elena Romanova, with associate Claire Park,* and on benefits and compensation matters by New York counsel Rifka Singer.

*Admitted to practice in Massachusetts only.