Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Equinix, Inc. on its SEC-registered offering of $325 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2016. Citigroup Capital Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. In connection with the offering, Equinix, Inc. also entered into capped-call transactions with certain of the underwriters or their affiliates.

Equinix, Inc. provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 42 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers across 18 markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Alan F. Denenberg, associates Zachary Patton and Niki Fang and summer associate Robert D. Williams, all of the Menlo Park office. The Davis Polk equity derivatives team included partner Mark M. Mendez and associate Marcel Fausten, both of the New York office. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate M. Ryan LaRosa, both of the Menlo Park office, provided tax advice. Counsel Marcie A. Goldstein of the New York office advised on FINRA matters. Michael Nguyen and Kimberly Kakade, both of the Menlo Park office, were the legal assistants on the transaction.