PIF hires banks for first green bond issuance: report

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The Public Investment Fund (PIF) mandated a large group of banks to arrange its first issuance of multi-tranche US dollar-denominated green bonds, Reuters reported today, Sept. 27, citing a document.

These banks included Citi, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.

Citi, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs were mandated as joint global coordinators and active bookrunners, and will organise investor calls starting today.

A debut will be issued in tranches of five and 10 years, and potentially a longer-dated tenor will follow, subject to market conditions, the document showed.

Credit Agricole, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), HSBC, Mizuho, SMBC Nikko, SNB Capital, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered are also active bookrunners. ANB Capital, BofA Securities, Bank of China, GIB Capital, ICBC, IMI Intesa Sanpaolo, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Natixis, Riyad Capital and Saudi Fransi Capital are also on the deal.