CMS Belgium advised ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, ING, Natixis, Nomura and NordLB, as joint lead managers, on a new EUR 1.5 billion bond issue by the Walloon Region under its EUR 25 billion EMTN programme. The 10-year bonds bear an annual interest rate of 3.25%and mature on 22 June 2033. The 20-year bonds bear an annual interest rate of 3.50% and mature on 15 March 2043.
The CMS Belgium team, which has been advising the arrangers and the dealers since the renewal of the Walloon Region's EMTN programme in 2022, comprised Benoit Vandervelde, Partner and Anaïs Casteur, Associate.
Loyens & Loeff advised the issuer.
