Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., in a US$1 billion bond issue by the Brazilian development bank BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social). The offering of notes due 2019 was carried out under Rule 144A and Regulation S. BNDES will use the proceeds to further its business of providing long-term financing for Brazilian industry.

The transaction involved three offices (New York, São Paulo and London). Principal attorneys were partners Stuart Fleischmann (Capital Markets-New York), Robert Ellison (Capital Markets-São Paulo) and Ian Harvey-Samuel (Finance-London), associates Tatiana Tafarello (Capital Markets-São Paulo), Tobias Stirnberg (Capital Markets-São Paulo) and international associate Felipe Camara (Capital Markets-New York).