Case Study

The October 2009 Petrobras bond issue (A)

10 pages
February 2010
Reference: IMD-1-0285

The Petrobras case explores the debt financing decisions of one of the largest oil companies in the world. The task is to decide on debt issues that are needed to finance growth investments of Petrobras.

Learning Objective

The case gives the opportunity to price a corporate bond issue, and understand the mechanics behind bond markets. Some of the topics that can be covered are: expected costs (percentage yield) that Petrobras will incur, ratings and spreads, financial crisis, coupon rates and the value of the bonds, underwriter discount, all-in-cost of the bond.

Keywords
Finance, Capital Market, Bond Valuation, Emerging Market, Rating
Settings
South America, Brazil
Petrobras, Materials, Oil and Gas
2009
Type
Published Sources
Copyright
© 2010
Available Languages
English
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The October 2009 Petrobras bond issue (A)
By Nuno Fernandes
Case reference: IMD-1-0285 ©2010
Summary
The Petrobras case explores the debt financing decisions of one of the largest oil companies in the world. The task is to decide on debt issues tha...
Reference IMD-1-0285
Copyright ©2010
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Organization Petrobras
Industry Materials, Oil and Gas
Available Languages English
Contact

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The October 2009 Petrobras bond issue (B)
By Nuno Fernandes
Case reference: IMD-1-0286 ©2010
Summary
The Petrobras case explores the debt financing decisions of one of the largest oil companies in the world. The task is to decide on debt issues tha...
Reference IMD-1-0286
Copyright ©2010
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Organization Petrobras
Industry Materials, Oil and Gas
Available Languages English
Contact

Research Information & Knowledge Hub for additional information on IMD publications

The October 2009 Petrobras bond issue (C)
By Nuno Fernandes
Case reference: IMD-1-0287 ©2010
Summary
The Petrobras case explores the debt financing decisions of one of the largest oil companies in the world. The task is to decide on debt issues tha...
Reference IMD-1-0287
Copyright ©2010
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Organization Petrobras
Industry Materials, Oil and Gas
Available Languages English
Contact

Research Information & Knowledge Hub for additional information on IMD publications