Oschad acquires bonds of Nova Poshta for UAH 650 million
Oschadbank
Oschadbank has entered into an agreement with Nova Poshta to purchase the company's bonds for the amount of UAH 650 million with a maturity of 15 months. The registered interest-bearing ordinary unsecured corporate bonds of Series E were issued on April 26, 2024
Oschadbank and Nova Poshta have a long history of cooperation, and this is the third deal to finance the company through the purchase of corporate bonds since 2019.
"During the full-scale war, we liberalized our approach to assessing borrowers and expanded the list of financial instruments. The purchase of such a significant amount of bonds demonstrates both Oschad's readiness to share risks with businesses to help rebuild the country and the impeccable reputation of Nova Poshta. We are proud to be able to help the company. In addition, this project can be another step towards popularizing securities as an alternative tool for raising funds for the development of Ukrainian business", said Yurii Katsion, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Oschadbank in charge of corporate business.
"Nova Poshta entered the capital market in 2019 and has since successfully redeemed its Series A, B and C bonds. The company and its bonds have a credit rating of UaAAA on the Ukrainian rating scale, which means they are characterized by the highest creditworthiness compared to other Ukrainian borrowers. Thanks to the financing raised, Nova Poshta is able to actively invest in the development and improvement of operational processes, quickly recover from infrastructure attacks, and our customers can continue to receive high-quality service", said Serhiy Yermolenko, Director of Corporate Finance at NOVA Group.
Press service of Oschadbank