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Investors pile into NBN $850m green bond
A rare corporate bond deal lit up the market on Wednesday as NBN Co tapped investors for a new five-year fixed-rate debt raising.
The government-owned broadband company launched a senior unsecured Australian-dollar green bond with an indicative yield of 5.3 per cent. Mizuho Bank, National Australia Bank, RBC Capital Markets and Westpac were mandated as joint lead managers.
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