Debt Capital Markets · glossary

Bookbuilding

Collecting investors’ orders before the rate is fixed. Investors read a draft Prospectus with the rate and the price left blank, and say how much they want and at what rate. Valkenrade’s orders reached three times the Notes on offer, so it decided with the Managers who got how much. Chapter 9 · see Subscription agreement

Explained in Chapter 9, Bookbuilding, the Subscription Agreement and Closing through Euroclear and Clearstream, of Debt Capital Markets.

How it comes up, in Chapter 9
Selling a bond takes three steps. First the Managers collect orders from investors and fix the rate, which is called bookbuilding. Next they sign a contract with Valkenrade to buy the Notes. On the issue date, called closing, investors pay, and their holdings arrive in their clearing system accounts.
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