Advestra advises SGS on its placement of EUR 650 million bonds

SGS successfully placed EUR-bonds in the aggregate amount of EUR 650 million, which will be due 2032 and have a coupon of 4.125%. The bonds were issued through its subsidiary SGS Finance B.V., which are guaranteed by SGS SA. The bonds are expected to be listed and admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange.

Citigroup and UBS acted as Joint Global Coordinators with BNP PARIBAS, Citigroup, CIC Corporate & Institutional Banking, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and UBS Investment Bank acting as Active Joint Lead Managers.

Advestra acted as legal counsel to SGS. The team included Annette Weber, Mariëlle van Nimwegen and Niklas Thoma (all Capital Markets) as well as Céline Martin (Tax).