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27 Aug 2026

Alphabet in Inaugural A$5.5 Billion Australian Dollar-Denominated Notes Offering

"Cleary Gottlieb represented Alphabet Inc. in its inaugural unregistered A$5.5 billion Australian dollar-denominated senior notes offering, comprising six tranches. Dealer managers were ANZ, Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and TD. The offering closed August 27, 2026; net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, potentially including debt repayment."

Cleary Gottlieb represented Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google LLC, in its inaugural unregistered offering of A$5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Australian dollar-denominated senior notes. The offering comprised six tranches: A$500 million of 5.20% senior notes due 2029; A$750 million of floating rate senior notes due 2029; A$750 million of 5.50% senior notes due 2031; A$1.5 billion of floating rate senior notes due 2031; A$1 billion of 6.25% senior notes due 2036; and A$1 billion of 6.90% senior notes due 2046. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Royal Bank of Canada and The Toronto-Dominion Bank acted as dealer managers for the offering. The transaction closed on August 27, 2026. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of outstanding debt. Cleary Gottlieb represented Alphabet Inc. with a team composed by: Corporate team — partners Shuangjun Wang and Jeff Karpf and associates Taewan Roh, Omelebele Edeoga, Madeline Byers and Jean Choi. Cleary Gottlieb represented Alphabet Inc. with a team composed by: Tax team — partner Matthew Brigham and associates Adam Girts and Andrew Guan (advised on tax matters). Cleary Gottlieb represented Alphabet Inc. with a team composed by: IP team — partner Daniel Ilan and associates Jaehwan Park and Melissa Faragasso (advised on IP matters).
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