LawFuel.com – Corporate Legal News – Slaughter and May advised Prudential plc on an initial lower tier two capital raising and on its subsequent re-financing by the issue of GBP 400,000,000 11.375 per cent. Fixed/Floating Rate Lower Tier Two Notes due May 2039 (the “Notes”) under its GBP 5 billion Medium Term Note Programme. The Notes which were issued on 29 May 2009 are intended to qualify as lower tier two capital for regulatory capital purposes.

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Davis Polk & Wardwell advised J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. of $138 million principal amount of its 4.375% convertible notes due 2014. In connection with this offering, Take-Two entered into convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with affiliates of the representatives.

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. The company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels and distributes software, hardware and accessories through its subsidiaries.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Deanna L. Kirkpatrick and associates Jeffrey Pohlman, Jenny M. Dahlen, Kevin Williams, Amy T. Alter (not yet admitted) and Xin Yu (not yet admitted). Partner Ray Ibrahim and associate Marcel Fausten provided advice with respect to the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions. The tax team included partner Michael Farberand associate Kevin J. Brogan. Amarilys Katy Barbosa was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office