Press release 2026/10/26
Galenica successfully places a bond of over CHF 200 million
Today, Galenica successfully placed a fixed rate bond of over CHF 200 million. The bond has a term of 4 years and an annual coupon of 1.2775%. The income from the transaction will be used for refinancing a maturing bond and for general corporate purposes.
Deutsche Bank and Zürcher Kantonalbank are joint lead manager for this issue, and Basler Kantonalbank is co-manager. An application for admission to trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange for the bond is being made.
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