Brambles prices €850M green bond, among Australia's largest post-IPO debt deals
What's the deal? BramblesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the Australian logistics company behind the CHEPDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → pallet-pooling brand, has priced an €850 million green bond maturing in 2034, issued through subsidiary Brambles Finance plc under its European Medium-Term Note programme. The bond carries a 4.375% coupon, with settlement expected on November 16, 2026.
How big is it? At roughly $947 million, the raise ranks around the 95th percentile of all post-IPO debt deals by Australian companies on record, based on a sample of 531. It is a sharp step up from Brambles' two prior green bonds, each €500 million, priced in 2023 and 2025.
What's the endgame? Proceeds will finance or refinance eligible green assets under the company's updated green-finance framework, supporting its reusable-pallet circular-economy model. Brambles operates across about 60 countries, with an asset pool of 352 million pallets, crates, and containers.
Why now? With FY26 net debt/EBITDA of 1.17x, the issuance reads more like long-term funding and refinancing diversification than a response to balance-sheet pressure. The new coupon sits just above the earlier 4.25% bond, though maturities differ.
The bond is guaranteed by Brambles Limited, Brambles Finance Limited, and Brambles USA, Inc. A second-party opinion confirms the framework aligns with the International Capital Market Association's Green Bond Principles.
The signal: Euro green-bond issuance remains a significant part of Europe's debt market, even as corporate green bonds' share of total EU bond issuance eased in 2025 from its 2022 peak. Brambles' upsized deal shows a mature issuer leaning further into green finance as a core funding channel.
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