Corporate bonds: Hybrid corporate debt makes its mark

Subordinated debt gives treasurers a new means of raising equity capital

Several years of corporate deleveraging and balance sheet repair would appear to be at an end. This June the euro corporate market boasted its biggest monthly volume since June 2003 (€19 billion versus €24.75 billion) and its most dynamic new development since the 50-year sector was opened and shut by Telecom Italia in March.

Corporate treasurers have long envied counterparts at financial institutions. Via their ability to issue hybrid tier 1 capital instruments, banks – and more recently insurers – have boosted capital without diluting equity.

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