Sysco $14.65 billion and €1 billion notes offerings

Davis Polk advised the representatives of the underwriters in connection with a $10.75 billion SEC-registered debt offering by Sysco Corporation and Sysco Holdings Corporation, consisting of $1.75 billion of 5.450% senior notes due 2029, $2 billion of 5.600% senior notes due 2031, $1.5 billion of 5.800% senior notes due 2033, $2 billion of 5.950% senior notes due 2036, $1 billion of 6.400% senior notes due 2046, $1.75 billion of 6.500% senior notes due 2056, and $750 million of 6.600% senior notes due 2066.

Davis Polk also advised the representatives of the underwriters in connection with a $3.9 billion SEC-registered debt offering by Sysco Corporation and Sysco Holdings, consisting of $1.5 billion of 7.100% Series A junior subordinated notes due 2056, $1 billion of 7.250% Series B junior subordinated notes due 2056, and $1.4 billion of 7.350% Series C junior subordinated notes due 2056.

Davis Polk also advised the underwriters in connection with a €1 billion SEC-registered debt offering by Sysco Corporation and Sysco Holdings, consisting of €1 billion 6.000% junior subordinated notes due 2056.

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and non-food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company’s international network supports customers in 90 countries around the world.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Roshni Banker Cariello and associates Cheridan Christnacht, Walker Halstad, Kristina (Kexin) Wang and Ding Yuan. Counsel Dustin Plotnick and associates Jenna Battaglia and Eden Vance provided tax advice. Partner Matthew J. Bacal provided intellectual property advice. Counsel David A. Zilberberg provided environmental advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.