Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.125% notes due 2022 and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.65% notes due 2042. The offering was made through an underwriting syndicate led by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Based in Philadelphia, Comcast is a leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services.
The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Bruce K. Dallas, associate Tyler P. Pender and law clerk Maura Freedman. The tax team included partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and law clerk Catherine Paskoff Chang. Cari M. Hebel was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team work in the Menlo Park office.
