Shearman & Sterling represented SSIF Nevada, Limited Partnership, as issuer, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as guarantor, in connection with SSIF Nevada, Limited Partnership’s private placement of $1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2014. The Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by The Bank of Nova Scotia.

The Bank of Nova Scotia is one of North America’s premier financial institutions and Canada’s most international bank, offering a broad range of products and services to approximately 14.6 million customers in some 50 countries around the world.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Jason Lehner (Toronto-Capital Markets), Larry Crouch (Menlo Park-Tax) and Nathan Greene (New York-Investment Funds), and associates Kevin Roggow (Toronto-Capital Markets), Tina Li (Hong Kong-Investment Funds), Daniel Weber (Toronto-Capital Markets), Anil Kalia (Menlo Park-Tax) and Zachary Bodmer (New York-Investment Funds).