Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley in connection with its SEC-registered global offering of $3.75 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $2.75 billion fixed-to-floating-rate notes due 2024 and $1 billion fixed-to-floating-rate notes due 2039.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Christopher S. Schell, counsel Michael Steinberg and associate Michael N. Bendetson. The tax team included partner Po Sit and associate Andrew A. Smith. Partner Gregory S. Rowland, counsel Sarah E. Kim and associate Sijia Cai provided 1940 Act advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.