Davis Polk & Wardwell advised MetLife, Inc. on its offering of $397.4 million principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2012. The notes are guaranteed under the FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. The joint book-running managers of the offering were Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of individual insurance, employee benefits and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the regions of Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Deanna L. Kirkpatrick and associates Arthur Einav, Jane Lindabury and Y. Jung Choi. The tax team included partner Lucy W. Farr and associate H. Henry Shi (not yet admitted). Partner Luigi L. De Ghenghi provided regulatory advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.