Shearman & Sterling represented BMO Capital Markets Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as lead underwriters in connection with Bank of Montreal’s registered public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 2.100% senior notes due 2020 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its floating rate notes due 2020 under its US medium-term note program.

Established in 1817 and based in Canada, Bank of Montreal serves more than 12 million personal, commercial, corporate and institutional customers in North America and internationally.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Jason Lehner (Toronto/New York-Capital Markets) and Laurence Crouch (Menlo Park-Tax); counsel Kevin Roggow (Toronto-Capital Markets); and associates Joanna Enns (Toronto-Capital Markets) and Ryan Robski (Toronto-Capital Markets).