Brazilian note issued by Standard

Brazilian note issued by Standard

Standard Bank London has launched and placed the following note issue for Brazil’s Banco Ita SA (acting through its Grand Cayman branch):
            Issuer:                          Banco Ita SA
            Amount:                       US$150mn
            Tenor:                          18 months
            Coupon:                       5% pa
            Re-offer yield:               5.05% pa
            Issue price:                   99.9283%
            Sole bookrunner:          Standard Bank London
Standard Bank London acted as sole bookrunner for the issue and was joined as joint lead manager by BIE-Bank & Trust Limited and Ita Bank Limited. The issue was originally announced on May 7, 2003 as a US$50mn note issue with a yield range of 5% pa to 5.25% pa. Strong demand for the Ita name provided the necessary momentum for a tripling of the original deal size to US$150mn. Pricing came in at the lower end of the indicative yield range. Settlement of the issue occurred on May 28, 2003 .
Banco Ita is the second-largest private-sector Brazilian bank, with a stockholders’ equity of R10bn as of March 31, 2003 and assets of R113.1bn. It operates as a multiple service bank.