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by | March 27, 2021 |

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May 22, 2018
$750mm Convertible Offering
Size: $750mm + 15% Shoe
Offering Type: 144A
Execution Structure: 1 Day Marketed
Maturity: 5 Years
Structure: Non-Call Life
Coupon: 0.50%
Premium: 42.5%
Effective Premium: 100% with Call Spread
Matthews South Role: Financial Advisor
Bookrunner: Goldman Sachs

Case Study: $750mm Square Convertible

Transaction and Process Overview

Convertible Preparation Process

  • Matthews South ran the structuring, documentation and overall preparation process for weeks prior to bank involvement in the execution phase

Bank RFP Process

  • Developed and ran a competitive bid process to achieve attractive pricing on the convertible and gross spread
  • Representing to the banks that the structuring and documentation were already completed was critical to achieving attractive terms

Designed Call Spread Bid Process to Optimize Terms

  • Recommended adding financial institutions that have displayed aggressiveness in other bid situations
  • Call spread document included novel features that gave the company additional protection and transparency

Day of Marketing

  • Matthews South advised the company throughout the day of execution to help ensure that the security was priced efficiently
  • Conversion premium achieved (42.5%) was one of the highest for a technology company in the past few years

Significant Cost Reduction

  • The gross spread together with the Matthews South fee was substantially lower than the typical fee

Additional Deals for Square:

  • Nov 2020: $1.15bn Convertible + Bond Hedge / Warrants
  • Mar 2020: $1bn Convertible + Bond Hedge / Warrants

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