Ireland, acting through the National Treasury Management Agency, rated Moody's Aa3 (Positive), Standard and Poor's AA (Positive), Fitch Ratings AA (Stable), has mandated Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Goodbody, HSBC and J.P. Morgan as joint lead managers for a forthcoming EUR3bn (no-grow) long 30-year RegS benchmark transaction, maturing 18 October 2055.
The transaction is expected to be launched and priced in the near future subject to market conditions. FCA/ICMA stabilisation. The Manufacturer target market for the Bonds is professional, retail and eligible counterparties (all channels for distribution), each as defined in MiFID II/UK MiFIR.
