Republic of Gabon $500 million 6.95% sovereign bond issue

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

$ 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:

Party: Republic of Gabon (Issuer)

Lawyer: Cedric Burford


Party: Republic of Gabon (Issuer)