The Firm represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities in the public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”), guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), consisting of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2017 and $600 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2018. The offering closed on January 15, 2015. More >>

Davis Polk advised Toyota Motor Credit Corporation as an issuer in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.450% medium-term notes, Series B, due 2018 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate medium-term notes, Series B, due 2018 under its medium-term notes program. The joint book-running managers were BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. More >>

Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered offering by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (“GM Financial”) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate senior notes due 2020, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.150% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due 2025. The notes are guaranteed by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., the principal U.S. operating subsidiary of GM Financial. More >>

AmerisourceBergen and MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for AmerisourceBergen to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply (MWI), the leading animal health distribution company in the United States. Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, AmerisourceBergen, through a new wholly owned subsidiary, will make an all‑cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of MWI at a price of $190.00 per share, representing a $2.5 billion fully diluted equity value. Cravath represented AmerisourceBergen in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close during the March quarter of 2015. More >>