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Article: SG leads two simultaneous equity-linked issues.
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- Financial News
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- June 3, 2003
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Byline: Shanny Basar
SG is joint bookrunner of two equity-linked deals with a convertible bond from Alcatel, the French telecoms equipment manufacturer, aiming for a record premium in the European market of 100%.Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and SG are joint bookrunners and lead managers of the [euro]1bn ($1.2bn) Alcatel convertible issue. SG and Goldman Sachs are joint bookrunners of an exchangeable bond from La Caixa, the Catalan savings bank into Endesa, the Spanish utility.
The Alcatel offer marks the second time that the French company has come to the equity-linked market in six months. Last December Deutsche Bank was the sole bookrunner of a ...