By Emese Bartha

Slovenia raised a total of 1.75 billion euros ($1.98 billion) in a dual-tranched bond transaction on Wednesday, said one of the bookrunner banks.

Within the overall amount, Slovenia sold EUR1.25 billion in February 2026-dated bonds, with the spread set 21 basis points below mid-swaps. Final books exceeded EUR5 billion, excluding demand from the joint lead managers, said the same bank.

In the other leg of the deal, EUR500 million was sold in February 2062-dated bonds, with the spread set 75 basis points above mid-swaps. Final books were above EUR1.6 billion, also excluding demand from the joint lead managers.

Bookrunner banks were Barclays, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and J.P. Morgan.

Write to Emese Bartha at emese.bartha@wsj.com

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January 05, 2022 11:54 ET (16:54 GMT)