Ben Dulieu

Convertible bonds: a valuable funding tool in volatile markets

This article considers why, in volatile markets, the attractiveness of convertible bonds as part of the funding toolkit for both issuers and investors is enhanced. It goes on to describe some of the considerations relating to pre-emption rights and shareholder dilution that arise in the context of convertible bond transactions and various structural approaches that have been used to solve or mitigate these. Finally, it looks at how the technology used in the public convertible bond markets has an increasing role in bespoke transactions by private credit providers and financial investors.