We advised Banco Santander on the SEC-registered contingent convertible securities offering

Davis Polk advised Banco Santander, S.A. in connection with its SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate liquidation preference of 4.750% non-step-up non-cumulative contingent convertible perpetual preferred Tier 1 securities and €750 million aggregate liquidation preference of 4.125% non-step-up non-cumulative contingent convertible perpetual preferred Tier 1 securities. 

Headquartered in Madrid, Banco Santander is a leading financial institution by market capitalization in the Eurozone and operates globally through a network of subsidiaries across Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Brazil, as well as other European and Latin American countries.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partners Nicholas A. Kronfeld and Pedro J. Bermeo and associates Jose Lucena-Rebollo and Michael McGuire. The tax team included counsel Alon Gurfinkel and associates Veronica Davis and Summer Xia. Associate Leon E. Salkin provided 1940 Act advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York, Madrid and London offices.