Ambrosiano makes a splash in calm waters

Issuer: Ambroveneto International Bank

Issuer: Ambroveneto International Bank

Amount: $500 Million

Issue type: floating-rate note

Launched: December 3

Bookrunner: Barclays Capital; UBS

As Christmas presents go, this could not be more welcome for each of the players involved. The issuer, Banco Ambrosiano Veneto (BAV) through its Cayman Islands subsidiary, needed to have the final piece of its financing jigsaw in place for its acquisition of Cariplo early in the new year. For Barclays Capital, still in the process of redefining its role after the sale of Barclays’ equities and advisory businesses, an innovative, successful deal was just the boost it needed.

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