UBISOFT SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A €600 MILLION BOND ISSUE
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UBISOFT SUCCESSFULLY PRICES A €600 MILLION BOND ISSUE
Paris, November 18, 2020 – Ubisoft today successfully priced a €600m, 7-year (due in November 2027) bond issue, with an annual coupon of 0.878%. The order book reached an amount approaching €3bn and was nearly 5 times oversubscribed.
The success of this transaction illustrates investors' strong confidence in Ubisoft’s group strategy and credit profile.
The net proceeds of the bond will be used for general corporate purposes as well as potential future acquisitions. The offering will allow Ubisoft to extend its maturity profile at an attractive cost compared to existing financing instruments and further diversify its debt investor base. This is Ubisoft’s second bond market offering.
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Commerzbank and J.P. Morgan are acting as Joint Global Coordinators, and HSBC and Société Générale are acting as Joint bookrunners.
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