John B. Meade

Davis Polk advised the underwriters in an SEC-registered offering by Legg Mason, Inc. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% junior subordinated notes due 2056. The…

Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of €1 billion principal amount of its 0.500% notes due 2021, €750…

Davis Polk advised Canadian National Railway Company (CN) on a registered public offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.750% notes due 2026. The notes were offered…

Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of $900 million principal amount of its floating-rate notes due 2017,…

Davis Polk advised the dealer managers in connection with the cash tender offers by General Electric Company (“GE”) to purchase any and all of certain of its outstanding U.S. dollar, euro…

Davis Polk advised the joint bookrunners in connection with an offering of 2,200,000 shares of common stock of Signature Bank. The shares were offered pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the…

Davis Polk advised the dealer manager for General Electric Company (“GE”) in connection with the offer by GE to exchange up to 5,944,250 new shares of its Series D preferred stock for…

Davis Polk advised the representatives of the initial purchasers on two Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings by Mylan N.V. of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.000% senior notes…

Davis Polk advised the representative of the several underwriters in connection with Synchrony Financial’s SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.600% senior…

Davis Polk advised underwriters in connection with a public offering by International Business Machines Corporation of $900 million principal amount of its 2.875% notes due 2022. The Davis…