Shearman & Sterling represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and RBS as joint bookrunning managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with a $400 million registered public offering of investment grade 4.200% Notes due 2015 by The TJX Companies, Inc. The TJX Companies is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer with over 2,600 stores across the U.S., Canada and Europe.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Robert Evans III (New York-Capital Markets) and Laurence Bambino (New York-Tax); counsel Jeffrey Salinger (New York-Property/Environmental); associates Damien Grierson (New York-Capital Markets), Erica Tso (New York-Capital Markets), Summer Kim (New York-Capital Markets), Seth Kerschner (New York-Property/Environmental), and Amy Lewis (New York-Tax); and legal assistant Rob Villa (New York-Capital Markets).