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Woolworths printed its debut sustainability-linked bond on 9 September, also its first foray into the euro market. With a single target – greenhouse-gas emissions reduction – deal sources say execution was straightforward and demand abundant in Europe and beyond. Woolworths is now marketing an Australian dollar follow-up deal.
New South Wales Treasury Corporation’s recent A$4 billion syndicated deal was the first ever dual-tranche floating-rate note transaction from a semi-government issuer. The issuer says it offered this structure to gain interest from its targeted Australian deposit-taking institution investors.
Prospa debuted in the securitisation market on 9 September with a A$200 million (US$145.2 million), National Australia Bank-arranged deal that is the first to be backed by small-business loans and lines of credit in Australia. Prospa’s chief financial officer, Ross Aucutt, treasury manager, Sanam Vikash and, capital management adviser, Raj Bhat, discuss the transaction’s complexities.
