Euroclear secures first Mexican Cebures client

Euroclear secures first Mexican Cebures client

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Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is expected to become the first Mexican company to issue debt through the newly-launched Cebures service with Euroclear.

The new Pemex bonds will be issued domestically through Indeval, the Mexican central securities depository, and will provide investors outside of Mexico access to domestic Mexican peso denominated securities.

“We are proud to be the first Mexican company to take advantage of the innovative new link with Euroclear for Cebures. Once this new issuance has closed, it will raise the total amount outstanding of Pemex’s 7.47% Cebures due 2026 to MXN25.3bn," said Rodolfo Campos, Pemex treasurer.

"Having Mexican Peso denominated securities settle through Euroclear will provide international investors access to the world’s leading post-trade service provider, and we believe it will help to lay the foundations for the future growth of Mexico’s corporate debt market."

Euroclear announced the service for Mexican corporate debt instruments, known as Cebures, in December 2014. The service launch is a result of the close cooperation between the Mexican Ministry of Finance and Euroclear to align Mexico’s corporate issuance and asset servicing process with international standards.

The service complements the existing link with the Mexican market for government debt and equities that was established in 1995.

"Domestic issuers can now use Euroclear’s services for Cebures to tap into the liquidity provided by international investors, through a simple and cost effective channel. The launch of the Cebures service enhances Euroclear’s existing government bond offering for Mexico by pairing the need of Mexican corporates to access greater and more diverse sources of liquidity with the appetite of international investors to diversify and support the growth of the Mexican economy,” said Stephan Pouyat, global head of capital markets for Euroclear.

Morgan Stanley was structuring agent for the international syndicate.

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