Israel taps banks, sets roadshow for SEC-registered dollar bonds

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Jan. 4 – The State of Israel has mandated Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC to manage at least one tranche of Securities and Exchange Commission-registered bonds, according to market source.

A series of fixed-income investor meetings has been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in London, New York and Boston.

A benchmark-sized tranche of 10-year and/or 30-year maturities will follow, subject to market conditions, according to the source.

Proceeds will be used for general purposes of the state, which may include refinancing of domestic and external debt of Israel.

Application is being made to list the bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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