Davis Polk advised the lead dealer manager for Alphabet Inc. in connection with the offers by Alphabet to exchange any and all outstanding $1 billion 3.625% notes due 2021 and $1 billion 3.375% notes due 2024 issued by Google Inc., Alphabet’s wholly owned subsidiary (collectively, the “Google Notes”), for new notes issued by Alphabet, and the related solicitations of consents to amend the indenture governing the Google Notes.

Alphabet is a holding company that gives ambitious projects the resources, freedom and focus to make their ideas happen, and is the parent company of Google, Nest and other ventures.

Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google’s innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Alan F. Denenberg, counsel Jeffrey Gould and associate Dongbiao Shen. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate Alexander Wu provided tax advice. Associate Michelle Gross provided intellectual property and technology advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Northern California office.

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