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BNP Paribas

25 defence financings on file (10 as bookrunner, 7 as bookrunner/arranger, 6 as co-manager, 2 as lender), about US$40.5bn of deals led.

Borrowers and issuers: RTX (Raytheon Technologies), Northrop Grumman, Thales, Leonardo, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK).

Financings

DateFinancingTypeAmount
20 Aug 2026Thales €1bn bond to finance the Exail acquisitionBond€1bn
28 May 2025Northrop Grumman US$1,000m senior notes (2 tranches)BondUS$1bn
31 Jan 2024Northrop Grumman US$2,500m senior notes (3 tranches)BondUS$2.5bn
8 Nov 2023RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$6,000m senior notes (5 tranches)BondUS$6bn
31 Oct 2023BGK US$1bn 6.25% notes due 2028 for the Armed Forces Support FundBondUS$1bn
27 Feb 2023RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$3,000m senior notes (3 tranches)BondUS$3bn
7 Feb 2023Northrop Grumman US$2,000m senior notes (2 tranches)BondUS$2bn
20 Dec 2021Leonardo €600m ESG-linked term loanBank facility€600m
3 Nov 2021RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$2,100m senior notes (2 tranches)BondUS$2.1bn
7 Oct 2021Leonardo €2.4bn ESG-linked revolving credit facilityBank facility€2.4bn
6 Aug 2021RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$2,000m senior notes (2 tranches)BondUS$2bn
19 Nov 2020Thales €500m 0% bond due 2026Bond€500m
1 Jul 2020Leonardo €500m 2.375% Eurobond due 2026Bond€500m
18 May 2020RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$2,000m senior notes (2 tranches)BondUS$2bn
7 May 2020Thales €700m 1% bond due 2028Bond€700m
23 Mar 2020Northrop Grumman US$2,250m senior notes (3 tranches)BondUS$2.25bn
15 Aug 2018RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$11,000m senior notes (7 tranches)BondUS$11bn
12 Oct 2017Northrop Grumman US$8,250m senior notes (5 tranches)BondUS$8.25bn
Jun 2017Leonardo €600m 1.50% Eurobond due 2024Bond€600m
3 May 2017RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$4,000m senior notes (5 tranches)BondUS$4bn
30 Nov 2016Northrop Grumman US$750m 3.200% senior notes due 2027BondUS$750m
31 Oct 2016RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$4,000m senior notes (5 tranches)BondUS$4bn
31 May 2016Thales €600m 0.75% bond due 2023Bond€600m
1 May 2015RTX (Raytheon Technologies) US$850m 4.150% senior notes due 2045BondUS$850m
4 Feb 2015Northrop Grumman US$600m 3.850% senior notes due 2045BondUS$600m

Roles come from the filings and announcements cited on each record. Volumes are full deal sizes, not this lender's share.

Randeep Bubbra
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