Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH successfully placed its new 2025/2032 corporate bond with a volume of EUR 120 million in May 2025. The issue met with great interest from institutional investors in Germany and abroad as well as from retail investors and was oversubscribed. IR.on AG acted as communications advisor for the transaction.
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Cologne | Munich, 22 May 2025 – Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH, one of Europe's leading suppliers of thin, refined wood fibreboards for the furniture, door and coating industries, has continued its successful capital market history: Since its debut on the capital market in 2012, the long-established family-owned company has now successfully issued its fourth bond. The 2025/2032 corporate bond in Nordic Bond format marks a strategic milestone in the expansion of the company's international investor base – in line with its successful internationalisation strategy with production plants in Germany, Poland and, most recently, Lithuania, as well as a planned new plant in the USA.
The aim of the transaction was to refinance the existing 2021/2026 bond ahead of schedule and to provide funds for investments in existing plants and general corporate purposes. With a coupon of 7.5% p.a. and a term of seven years, the bond offered investors an attractive risk/return profile. The exchange ratio of around 46% of the existing bond underscored the confidence that investors have in the company and its growth strategy.
As communications advisor, IR.on AG was responsible for the strategic positioning of the company on the capital market and the development of the bond story together with the accompanying banks. The advisory team supported the transaction team throughout all project phases in the preparation and distribution of financial releases, dialogue with the financial press, bond media and investors, as well as communication via the corporate website and social media.
The value date and official start of trading for the new 2025/2032 bond (ISIN: NO0013536169, WKN: A4DFTR) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is 2 June 2025.
In addition to IR.on, the issue was supported on the banking side by IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and Pareto Securities AS, Frankfurt Branch, as joint lead managers, and by HEUKING as legal advisor.
