Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as underwriter in connection with a $400.2 million SEC-registered secondary offering of 15,000,000 shares of Vantiv, Inc.’s Class A common stock by certain funds managed by Advent International Corporation. The Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VNTV.”  

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vantiv is a leading, integrated payment processor differentiated by a single, proprietary technology platform.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Richard J. Sandler and associates Byron B. Rooney and Jeffrey Brenner. The tax team included partner Harry Ballan and associate William A. Curran. The financial institutions team included counsel Reena Agrawal Sahni and associate Brandon Smith. The intellectual property team included partner Frank J. Azzopardi and associate Bruce Rose-Innes. Karla A. Rivera Fortis was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.