Deals of the Year 2011: Afren senior secured bond

Corporates from sub-Saharan Africa will find it easier to access the bond market now that sovereign benchmarks are in place that give an alternative to the equity markets. Indeed, this year saw perhaps the first non-South African sub-Saharan African corporate to borrow in the international capital markets.

Afren senior secured bond
Size $450 million
Date January 27 2011
Lead managers BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs
Coupon 11.5%
Tenor Five years
return to the Middle East & Africa Deals of the Year index

Corporates from sub-Saharan Africa will find it easier to access the bond market now that sovereign benchmarks are in place that give an alternative to the equity markets. Indeed, this year saw perhaps the first non-South African sub-Saharan African corporate to borrow in the international capital markets.

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