Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley in connection with its SEC-registered global offering of $5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $2 billion 2.450% fixed-rate notes due 2019, $500 million floating-rate notes due 2019 and $3 billion 3.875% fixed-rate notes due 2026.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Christopher S. Schell and associate Joshua A. Foran. The tax team included partner Po Sit and associate Andrew A. Smith. Partner Gregory S. Rowland and associate Colleen Blanco provided 1940 Act advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.