International law firm Simmons & Simmons has acted for Heineken on the issuance of its €900m bond
The bond, issued as part of Heineken's Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme, has a fixed interest rate of 3.276%, and will mature in 2032. Heineken, the global brewing company, will use the funds for general corporate purposes.
ABN Amro, Barclays, HSBC, ING and Santander acted as joint lead managers for the issuance.
The Simmons deal team was led by Amsterdam-based capital markets partner, Peter Voorhees and supported by associate Rosa Temminghoff. The deal team also included Amsterdam-based partners Jeroen Bos and Robert Jean Kloprogge and associates Michael Foxcroft and Olivier Elsenburg.
Commenting on the transaction, Peter Voorhees said: "Advising on this issuance continues Simmons' support of Heineken in achieving their financing objectives through the debt capital markets."