Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered debt offering by Moody’s Corporation of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% senior notes due 2022.
Moody’s Corporation is the parent company of Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody’s Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and economic research for credit analysis and financial risk management.
The Davis Polk team included partner Richard A. Drucker and associates Jason Roomer and Ryan C. Patterson. Partner Michael Mollerus and associate Juelle Gomes provided tax advice. Kristyn M. Dunleavy was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.
