Cleary Gottlieb represented Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers in a Rule 144A/Reg S offering by Hana Bank of $500 million 1.375% notes due 2016 under its $6 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme. The closing took place on February 5.
Hana Bank is the flagship bank of Hana Financial Group, one of the largest financial holding companies in Korea. Founded in June 1971 as Korea’s first short-term finance and investment company, Hana Bank provides a wide range of products and services to its customers, which include large corporations, small- and medium-sized enterprises and individuals.
