medium · Debt Capital Markets primary-issuance-syndication

A DCM banker advises an issuer that its new deal will likely require a 15 basis point 'new-issue concession'.

What does this term mean in practice?

  1. The new bond must be priced at a spread 15 bps wider than where the issuer's existing bonds trade in the secondary market to attract sufficient demand.
  2. The bond's coupon will be set 15 bps below the market-clearing yield, lowering the issuer's overall interest cost relative to fair value at launch.
  3. The secondary market price of the bond is expected to fall by roughly 15 bps shortly after it breaks syndicate and begins trading in the aftermarket.
  4. The issuer must remit an extra 15 bps underwriting fee to the lead managers, paid on top of the standard gross spread the syndicate already charges for the deal.

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