Davis Polk advised the representatives of the initial purchasers in a Rule 144A offering by Nuance Communications, Inc. of $676 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.00% senior convertible debentures due 2035, which included $88.2 million aggregate principal amount of debentures from the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option.

Nuance Communications, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a leading provider of voice recognition solutions and natural language understanding technologies.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner John G. Crowley, counsel Jeffrey S. Ramsay and associates Judah Bareli and Zoey Yi. The product structuring team included partner John M. Brandow and associates Caitlin L. Wood and Mo Zhou. The tax team included partner Po Sit and associate Sam R. Van Peperstraete. Partner Frank J. Azzopardi and associate Fiona Finlay-Hunt provided intellectual property advice. Counsel Loyti Cheng and associate Amy E. Turner provided environmental advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.