Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Ford Motor Company on its SEC-registered offering of $2.875 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior convertible notes due November 15, 2016. Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. were the representatives of the underwriters. The transaction was the largest equity-linked offering by a U.S. issuer this year.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partners Michael Kaplan and Mark M. Mendez and associates Jean Weng, Yan Zhang, Robby Sen and Noah L. Wynkoop (not yet admitted). The tax team included partner Kathleen L. Ferrell and associate Matthew Kohley. Natalie Chan was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.