Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by RBS Securities Inc., in connection with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's offering of $2.65 billion 3.875% senior notes due 2023. The joint bookrunners included Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley.

The Royal Bank of Scotland, headquartered in Edinburgh, has a diversified customer base and provides a wide range of products and services to personal, commercial and large corporate and institutional customers.

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