NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Citi today announced that it worked exclusively with veteran-owned firms
to syndicate a $3.0 billion bond issuance, underscoring Citi’s
long-standing commitment to providing opportunities to the veterans’
community.
“Citi is proud to once again support our nation’s veterans and continue
partnering with diverse syndicate groups for our bond offerings,” said
Michael Verdeschi, Treasurer of Citi. “While we consistently utilize
diverse syndicate groups, we especially wanted to highlight the
contributions of veteran-owned firms ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.
Investors responded positively to this deal and the successful execution
of this transaction illustrates the contributions veteran-owned
businesses make to the broader capital markets.”
For this transaction, Citi issued 3-year non-call 2-year senior
fixed-to-floating and floating-rate notes indexed to LIBOR. The bonds
priced on May 15 and Citi hired eight veteran-owned firms to distribute
the bonds to investors. The firms included Academy Securities, Inc.;
American Veterans Group, PBC; AmeriVet Securities Inc.; Bancroft
Capital, LLC; Drexel Hamilton, LLC; Mischler Financial Group, Inc.;
Multi-Bank Securities, Inc.; and Roberts & Ryan Investments Inc.
“Our nation’s military veterans contribute greatly to the freedoms we
enjoy in this country, and we want to support their participation in the
economic opportunities they help make possible. As one of the founding
members of Veterans on Wall Street, Citi’s commitment to facilitate
career and business opportunities for our nation’s military personnel is
well established, and we’re proud to work with veteran-owned firms on
this important bond issuance,” said Ed Skyler, Citi’s Head of Global
Public Affairs and Co-Lead of Citi Salutes. “Through our firm’s Citi
Salutes initiative, we strive to hire, promote and retain more veterans,
support veterans in the community, and drive economic opportunity for
veterans through education and financial inclusion.”
This bond follows a similar offering distributed by veteran-owned firms
in October 2015 in which Citi partnered with five veteran-owned firms to
distribute a $1.5 billion bond issuance
“Academy is grateful for the opportunity to be part of this transaction
and is honored that the Citi team supports our social mission to mentor,
hire, and train military veterans,” said Chance Mims, Chairman and CEO
of Academy Securities. “Citi helps raise the bar for our nation’s
companies who are answering the call to provide opportunities to our
returning service members.”
Since the beginning of the year, Citi has worked with 29 different firms
owned by veterans, women or underrepresented minorities totaling over $3
million in fees across $13 billion in bond issuance.
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Contacts
Sophia Anthony
Citi Global Public Affairs
Banking, Capital
Markets & Advisory Communications
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