Schuldsheindarlehen

(SSD).

A loan instrument usually governed by German law.

Sometimes translated as 'certificate of indebtedness'.

They are bilateral loans, privately placed, unlisted and unregistered.

They are not securities as the debt is legally constituted by the underlying loan agreement, rather than by the certificate of indebtedness itself.

Historically the largest category of Schuldscheindarlehen issuers has been German public authorities, but the market is also tapped by corporate borrowers and financial institutions.

Also known as Schuldscheine.

See also

• Bund
• Pan-European private placement (PEPP)
• Pfandbrief
• Private placement
• Security
• US private placement

Other resource

• A burst of energy, The Treasurer, 2008