Corporate deal of the year: Dong €1.6 billion hybrid/senior debt dual tranche

The Danish energy group took a risk raising capital through the hybrid market – but it paid off with a textbook deal.

At a glance:
Issuer:
Danske Olie og Naturgas
Deal structure: Hybrid – €1.1 billion 5.5%, due June 3005; senior – €500 million 3.50%, due June 2012
Lead managers: BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Nordea
Date: June 2005


Hybrid bonds were the big new thing in the corporate market in 2005, but the sector suffered a stuttering start. Danske Olie og Naturgas (Dong) had a lot of things workings against it when it approached the institutional market at the beginning of the summer yet its issue was the first clear-cut success.

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