Shearman & Sterling advised BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as joint book-running managers, and CIBC World Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as co-managers, in connection with Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust’s (OTFT) U.S. Rule 144A/Regulation S private placement of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.000% senior notes due 2027. The notes were issued under OTFT's global debt program, and are guaranteed by OTFT’s parent, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

The notes were listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange (now trading as Euronext Dublin) and admitted to trading on its Global Exchange Market (GEM).

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is a globally active investor with holdings in more than 50 countries across diversified sectors and asset classes. It administers the assets of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and manages the assets for the benefit of approximately 333,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario. The Plan had net assets of C$241.6 billion as of December 31, 2021.

The Shearman & Sterling team below included associate Alexander Grynszpan (New York-Capital Markets).