Parthian Partners completes payment of N10bn bond coupon

Parthian Partners Limited, one of Nigerian interdealer brokers has announced the successful payment of the second coupon on its N10 billion 3-year fixed-rate senior unsecured short-term Bond.

The payout, which comes just six months after the settlement of the first coupon paid earlier on January 27, 2023, has been lauded for its promptness.

This comes as Parthian Partners retains its solid ratings by Agusto & Co and DataPro. The company’s Bbb rating by Agusto & Co, and BBB+ rating by DataPro are a positive validation of its investment grade. It also reaffirms the company’s strong capitalization, improving profitability, unwavering support from the owners, and solid funding profile.

It shall be recalled that Parthian Partners’ N10 billion bond, which was the first short-term bond under the FMDQ Securities Exchange ‘short-term bond’ framework and the first bond by an Inter-dealer broker in the Nigerian capital market, was issued at a coupon rate of 13.50 per cent and had been fully subscribed by a wide spectrum of institutional investors.

Commenting on the coupon payment, Olayinka Arewa, Chief Financial Officer of Parthian, stated: “This payment, following the timely settlement of the first coupon on 27th January 2023, serves as a testament to the financial robustness of the Parthian Group and underscores our unwavering dedication to safeguarding investor assets.”

He further said that the company has maintained its Bbb rating by Agusto & Co, providing a positive confirmation of its investment grade. Additionally, the BBB+ rating by DataPro validates the company’s strong capitalization, improving profitability, and favourable funding profile.

“Parthian Partners Limited remains fully committed to its promise of enhancing liquidity in the African OTC market while assisting clients in achieving their objectives,” he said.

Parthian Partners Limited is Nigeria’s first interdealer broker, licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide brokerage services to market dealers and investors, including pension fund administrators, fund managers, banks, and international financial institutions.

Also, the firm is a member of the FMDQ Exchange, the company primarily facilitates trading in federal government, state government, and corporate fixed-income securities. From 2013 to date, Parthian Partners has facilitated over N5 trillion in FGN bonds, treasury bill trades, and over $1.2 billion in Eurobond transactions.

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.