November 19, 2020
$125mm Convertible Offering
Size: $125mm + 15% Shoe ($25mm upsize)
Execution Structure: 1 Day Marketed
Maturity: 5 Years
Callability: Provisional Call after 3y
Structure: 5NC3PC@130% w/m/h
Coupon: 1.25%
Premium: 35%
Effective Premium: 75% with Capped Call
Financial Advisor: Matthews South
Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan and Oppenheimer
Execution Structure: 1 Day Marketed
Maturity: 5 Years
Callability: Provisional Call after 3y
Structure: 5NC3PC@130% w/m/h
Coupon: 1.25%
Premium: 35%
Effective Premium: 75% with Capped Call
Financial Advisor: Matthews South
Bookrunners: J.P. Morgan and Oppenheimer
Case Study: $125mm GoPro Convertible
Successful Marketing and Pricing
- Matthews South advised the company throughout the day of execution to help ensure that the security was priced optimally and the messaging to the market was consistent – the bond priced at the issuer friendly end of both the coupon and premium
- The deal was also upsized by 25% given the strong demand for the offering
- The bonds traded up modestly post pricing, indicating that the company achieved efficient pricing
Significant Coupon Cost Savings
- Final pricing was significantly better than initial indication from bookrunner
- Company saved 1.25% of coupon, representing $7.8mm over the life of the security
Convertible Structuring and Capped Call Bid
- Analyzed capped call strike alternatives to balance cost and dilution protection
- Recommended adding financial institutions that have displayed aggressiveness in other bid situations – the company had no existing relationship with the winning bidder