Volksbank Wien raises €500M in green senior notes
What's the deal? Volksbank WienDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has issued €500 million in green non-preferred senior notes, priced at 4.500% and structured as fixed-to-floating callable debt due in September 2032. The notes were issued under Austrian law on September 9, 2026, under the bank's Debt Issuance Programme.
Who's involved? A consortium of six banks — ABN AMRO BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Danske BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Erste Group BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Morgan Stanley EuropeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, NATIXISDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Raiffeisen Bank InternationalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — acted as joint lead managers on the placement. SchoenherrDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → advised the lead managers, while Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien as issuer's counsel.
The details: Rated Baa2 by MoodyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s, the notes carry a denomination of €100,000 and were placed with eligible counterparties and professional clients. They are listed on the Official Market of the Vienna Stock ExchangeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
Why it matters: At €500 million, the issuance sits in the upper tier of debt raises tracked in our database, ranking around the 44th percentile by amount. The green label ties the proceeds to environmental financing, a growing category for European banks.
The signal: Green non-preferred senior notes let banks meet regulatory buffer requirements while signalling sustainability commitments to investors. The broad international consortium behind the placement points to steady demand for Austrian bank debt in the wider European market.
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