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Republic of Gabon $500 million 6.95% sovereign bond issue

9/6/2017
High-yield bond/note issue, Sovereign bond issue
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$ 500 million

Completed

9/6/2017

Overview:

  • The Republic of Gabon has issued a $500 million sovereign bond.
  • The 6.95% bonds are due June 16 2025 and listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.
  • The deal follows a similar issue from 2015.
  • Deutsche Bank has acted as sole lead manager and bookrunner on the deal. 
  • Lazard has acted as financial adviser to Republic of Gabon.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst 

Jurisdictions:

Ireland
Gabon

Deal types:

High-yield bond/note issue
Sovereign bond issue

Practice area:

Capital markets : Debt

Governing law:

Gabon

Industry sector:

Government and public policy

Firms:
Clifford Chance

Party: Republic of Gabon (Issuer)

Lawyers: Alex Bafi, Cedric Burford

White & Case

Party: Republic of Gabon (Issuer)

Lawyers: Cenzi Gargaro, Francis Fitzherbert-Brockholes

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