Davis Polk & Wardwell has advised CNOOC Ltd on its $4 billion bond sale, the largest issuance ever by a Chinese company, while Linklaters represented the underwriters.

The Chinese energy company issued $750 million 1.125 percent notes due 2016, $750 million 1.75 percent notes due 2018, $2 billion 3 percent notes due 2023, and $500 million 4.25 percent notes due 2043.

Davis Polk & Wardwell’s team consisted of Hong Kong corporate partners James Lin, Eugene Gregor and Antony Dapiran, New York tax partner Lucy Farr, and Washington DC partner John Reynolds III.

Linklaters and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advised the underwriters – Bank of China, CICC, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, UBS, CCB International Capital, ICBC, and Société Générale.

Walkers counseled CNOOC on British Virgin Islands law.

Kanishk Verghese is North Asia journalist at ALB. Follow us onTwitter: @ALB_Magazine.

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