Ireland Sells EUR3.5 Billion in New 10-Year Government Bond

By Emese Bartha

Ireland raised 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) in a new 10-year, October 2032-dated government, issued via a syndicate of banks Thursday, said one of the lead manager banks.

Books for the new 10-year bond closed in excess of EUR27 billion, including EUR3.6 billion joint lead manager interest, said the same bank.

The spread on the bond was set 1 basis point above mid-swap.

Bookrunners of this transaction are BNP Paribas, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, Citi, Danske Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley.

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