We advised the lead managers and joint bookrunners on the offering

Davis Polk advised the joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in connection with the SEC-registered takedown offering of senior notes by Sony Group Corporation, which consisted of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.657% senior notes due 2031 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.089% senior notes due 2036. This is Sony’s first U.S. dollar bond offering since 1998.

Sony was established in 1946 in Japan. As a “creative entertainment company with a solid foundation of technology,” Sony operates five business segments with strong competitive positions, spanning its entertainment businesses (the Game & Network Services, Music and Pictures segments) and its creation hardware and device businesses (the Entertainment Technology & Services and Image & Sensing Solutions segments).

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Christopher Kodama, counsel Chihiro Sasaki and associates Alexander Coley and Andrew Masaru Orita. Counsel Alon Gurfinkel and associate Ya Sheng Lin provided tax advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Tokyo and London offices.

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