Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by Fortune Brands, Inc. of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% notes due 2014.

Based in Deerfield, Illinois, Fortune Brands, Inc. is a holding company with operating companies engaged in the manufacture, production and sale of distilled spirits, home and hardware products, and golf products. Its operating companies sell under global brand names including Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Sauza, Moen, Aristokraft, Titleist, FootJoy and Pinnacle.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Michael Kaplan, associates Jeffrey Pohlman and James P. Richards and summer associate Daniel R. Marx. Partner Lucy W. Farr and associate Ari Weinstein provided tax advice. The environmental team included partner Gail A. Flesher and associate Elisabeth Mountainspring. James H. McCormick was the legal assistant for the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.