Shearman & Sterling Advises Underwriters in eBay’s $1.5 Billion Notes Offering

Shearman & Sterling represented Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters in connection with eBay Inc.’s offering of US$400 million of its 0.875% Notes due 2013, US$600 million of its 1.625% Notes due 2015 and US$500 million of its 3.250% Notes due 2020. eBay Inc. is a California-based company that operates a global online commerce platform and online payments solutions systems.

The following Shearman & Sterling attorneys advised the underwriters in the transaction: partners John D. Wilson (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Laurence Crouch (Menlo Park-Tax), and Tina Patel (Menlo Park-Intellectual Property Transactions); counsel Brad D. Kern (San Francisco-Capital Markets); and associates Timothy O’Donnell (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Nathan Mee (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Anil Kalia (Menlo Park-Tax), Zheng Bao (Menlo Park-Intellectual Property Transactions), Tasha Matharu (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits) and Michael Blankenship (New York-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory).

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