Frankfurt am Main Independent & conflict-free
Infrastructure for trust in debt capital markets.
Nordic Trustee GmbH provides documentation, agency and information services that support bond issuers, lenders and noteholders across the lifecycle of a debt instrument.
What we explain on this website
This site sets out, in plain terms, how debt capital markets infrastructure functions and the role independent agency and documentation specialists play in it.
Documentation
An overview of how bond terms, covenants and constitutive documents are typically structured and maintained over the life of an issuance.
Agency functions
How calculation, paying and security agent roles fit into a transaction, and the kind of coordination they involve between parties.
Credit monitoring
General information on how ongoing credit and covenant monitoring is approached across the life of a debt instrument.
How we approach the subject
A short outline of the principles behind the material published on this site.
Independence
We describe infrastructure roles as distinct from investment advice, underwriting or distribution — functions that exist to support a transaction rather than to originate or sell it.
Plain documentation
Wherever possible, the concepts on this site are explained without unnecessary jargon, with technical terms introduced and defined as they appear.
Informational scope
Nothing on this website is an offer, solicitation or invitation to transact. The site exists to inform visitors, not to sell financial products or paid services.