Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as sole underwriter in connection with an SEC-registered offering by General Mills, Inc. of $250 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate notes due 2016. The newly issued notes constitute with the notes already outstanding a single series of $500 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate notes with identical terms. 

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, General Mills is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. General Mills is also a supplier of branded and unbranded food products to the food service and commercial baking industries. 

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Alan Dean, associate Liang Dong and law clerk Taylor Thompson. The tax team included partner Lucy W. Farr and law clerk Vinay Prabhakar. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.