Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer manager in connection with a cash tender offer by Delhaize Group for up to $450 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.5% senior notes due 2017 and 4.125% senior notes due 2019.   

Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in seven countries on three continents. At the end of 2014, Delhaize Group’s sales network consisted of 3,468 stores and the group employed approximately 152,000 people. Delhaize Group’s stock is listed on the NYSE Euronext Brussels under symbol “DELB” and the New York Stock Exchange under symbol “DEG.”    

The Davis Polk corporate team included partners John Banes and Richard A. Drucker and associates Radoslaw Michalak and Kennard L. Noyes. Partner John D. Paton and associate Lena X. Qiu provided tax advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the London and New York offices.