In September 2004, Bank of Ireland raised €2 billion in the first Irish mortgage backed asset covered securities (ACS) transaction. Vincent Digby describes how Bank of Ireland went on the most comprehensive debt roadshow ever undertaken by the bank, which saw three teams travel across Asia, Scandinavia and continental Europe, to sell this transaction.
Vincent Digby is head of funding with Bank of Ireland Global Markets.
This article appeared in the December 2004 edition of Finance Magazine.