The Tokyo office of the Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in an offering of $500,000,000 2.100% Senior Notes due 2018 by Japan Tobacco Inc. The notes were sold to international investors outside of Japan in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
The Simpson Thacher team that worked on the transaction included Alan Cannon, Tadashi Okamoto and Robert Dunn in Tokyo and Jonathan Cantor and Devin Heckman (Tax) and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky) in New York.
