Amsterdam- Led by partner Robert Masman, the Hogan Lovells Capital Markets and Structured Finance team advised BNP Paribas, Rabobank, Deutsche Bank, NatWest Markets and Banco Santander as joint lead managers on Rabobank’s first Green Covered Bond issuance under its Dutch law covered bond programme. On 22 November 2023, Rabobank issued EUR 1,250,000,000 Green Covered Bonds.
The Green Covered Bonds were issued based on Rabobank’s Sustainable Funding Framework (dated May 2023) which is aligned with the 2021 ICMA Green Bond Principles. The net proceeds of the Green Covered Bonds will be used to finance and/or refinance eligible green assets in accordance with the eligibility criteria as set out in Rabobank’s Sustainable Funding Framework.
The Hogan Lovells team was led by partner Robert Masman, with support from junior associate Daniel de Bruijn.
