Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters (led by HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.) in connection with HSBC Bank plc’s global offering of $4.2 billion bonds comprised of: $1.25 billion 1.625% Senior Notes due 2013, $1.5 billion 4.125% Senior Notes due 2020, $550 million Floating Rate Notes due 2013 and $900 million Floating Rate Notes due 2012.

HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. HSBC Group serves customers worldwide from approximately 8,000 offices in 88 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

The Shearman & Sterling team of lawyers in the firm's London and New York offices included Capital Markets partner Richard Price and Finance partner Mei Lian. They were assisted by associates Trevor Ingram and Rob Beard, and trainee Richard Porter. Partners Bernie Pistillo and Iain Scoon, counsel Simon Letherman and associates James Leslie and Shiu-Kay Hung advised on tax aspects of the offering.