This work effectively mobilizes Davis Polk's skills across a wide range of disciplines—securities law, tax, credit, bankruptcy, employee benefits, asset management, broker-dealer and bank regulation, litigation and ERISA. With a highly integrated approach to both over-the-counter products and equity-linked securities, we provide comprehensive advice with respect to every aspect of complex equity derivatives transactions. Our lawyers have helped to create many of the key structured equity products in use today and we remain at the forefront of innovation.

• We advised the joint book-running managers and representatives of the initial purchasers on a $1.265 billion Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering by NetApp, a provider of storage and data management solutions. In connection with the offering, NetApp also entered into convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with the initial purchasers.
• We advised the joint bookrunners on an $863 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes by Goldcorp, one of the world's largest mining companies.
• We advised the joint bookrunners on a $733 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of convertible bonds by AngloGold Ashanti, a South African global gold company.
• We acted as special product counsel for the underwriters on a $600 million registered convertible senior notes offering by Textron, a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services.