BUPA: keeping its finances healthy BUPA Finance in December 2004 issued £330 million ($621 million) in subordinated perpetual bonds. The issue by the UK healthcare provider is the first deal involving upper Tier 2 bonds to give the issuer unlimited discretion to defer interest payments. Slaughter and May advised BUPA Finance and BUPA Insurance, while Allen & Overy advised HSBC and ABN AMRO as lead managers.
February 01 2005