Debt Capital Markets
Our market-leading team advises on the full range of debt capital markets transactions, including standalone bonds and debt programmes, sovereign debt, green bonds, regulatory capital, covered bonds, sustainability-linked finance, LPNs, private placements, high yield and structured finance.
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“In the DCM sphere, Arthur Cox maintains an outstanding reputation for its advice to issuers and arrangers on note issuances”. (Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2023)
As well as delivering outstanding technical legal advice we will offer you our market insights, judgement and advice in a commercial context, providing invaluable guidance in your decision-making, planning and management of risk.
Our clients include Irish and international issuers, arrangers, underwriters, rating agencies, trustees and investors.
We regularly assist clients in structuring and executing complex debt securities transactions working alongside specialists from our financial regulatory and tax teams.
Our dedicated debt listing team has unrivalled experience and acts as listing agent for a wide variety of debt products on Euronext Dublin in Ireland, on the Regulated Market and Euro MTF on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in Luxembourg, the Vienna Multi Trading Facility, on the Wiener Boerse in Austria, the International Securities Market on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom and on the International Stock Exchange (TISE) in Guernsey.
The Arthur Cox Debt Capital Markets team is rated Tier 1 for Debt Capital Markets by Chambers Europe, the Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
Finance: Monthly Horizon Scanner
Our Finance Group publishes a monthly horizon-scanner, covering topical Irish and EU legal and regulatory matters. An archive of previous monthly editions can be accessed here.
Global ABS 2024
Arthur Cox was pleased to sponsor Global ABS 2024 in Barcelona. Representatives from our Finance, Tax, and Listings teams were in attendance. You can learn more about our team’s capabilities by browsing our brochure here.
Relevant Experience
- Advising the Joint Lead Managers on the €4 billion landmark issuance of Ireland’s first sovereign green bond and a subsequent €2 billion tap issuance
- Advising Société Générale and Merrill Lynch International as Arrangers on Dell Bank’s inaugural €500,000,000 Eurobond (governed by Irish law)
- Advising the Joint Lead Managers on the first issue of Irish law governed notes under Bank of Ireland’s €25,000,000,000 EMTN Programme
- Advising Allergan PLC in respect of its €1,000,000,000 fixed rate note and €700,000,000 floating rate note issuance
- Advising Europcar on its €450,000,000 high yield bond issuance
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