IDB Invest preparing Kangaroo return with five-year green bond
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Disclosure type: mandate
Issuer name: IDB Invest
Issuer rating: AA+/Aa1/AAA
Announcement date: 8 May 2024
Expected launch/pricing date: ND
Lead managers: Deutsche Bank, Nomura, TD Securities
Transaction type: senior-unsecured Kangaroo green bond
Currency: AUD
Indicative volume: ND
Tenor: five years
Coupon type: ND
Price guidance: ND
Framework: IDB Invest sustainable debt framework 2020
Second-party opinion: Vigeo Eiris
ICMA aligned: yes
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