Over the past three weeks, prospective issuers have heard versions of the following banker simplification of the convertible market: “Convertible pricing is very attractive because rates are at historic lows and the benefit from the increased volatility offsets widening credit spreads.” While ... >>>Read More
February Convertible Market Review
Total Issuance: Despite the sharp market sell-off, February was a very busy month in the convertible market. A total of $5.1 billion priced over 11 deals – a higher dollar volume than every month of 2019 except for August and September. Activity was in fact concentrated (4 deals for ... >>>Read More
January Convertible Market Review
Trends: January’s MongoDB deal continued the trend of convertible issuers from the last 2 years conducting new offerings to refinance and extend the maturity of their balance sheets, while taking advantage (especially in tech) of meaningfully higher equity valuations and convertible market ... >>>Read More
A Costly Convertible Exchange
Convertible issuers frequently refinance upcoming maturities with the issuance of new convertible bonds. As most convertible bonds are non-callable, issuers must decide whether to leave the bonds outstanding or repurchase them concurrently with the issuance of the new bonds. If they are ... >>>Read More
December Convertible Market Review
Total Issuance: December saw 6 convertible debt deals for a total of $2.2 billion. This brings the 2019 total to $41.5 billion of convertible debt issuance over 101 deals. By comparison, 2018 saw $41.0 billion of issuance over 103 deals (2017: $28.2 billion / 80 deals). ... >>>Read More
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