Schneider Electric is raising €800 million (roughly $930 million) through convertible bonds maturing in 2034, a financing move designed to retire older debt and keep fueling the company’s data center ambitions. The announcement, made around June 4, 2026, comes as Schneider rides a wave of demand for AI infrastructure that has turned its data center division into arguably its most important growth engine.
Here’s the breakdown: about €650 million of the proceeds will go toward buying back existing bonds that mature in November 2030. The rest gets earmarked for general corporate purposes.
The deal structure
The convertible bonds are expected to carry a coupon between 0.25% and 0.75%, with a conversion premium…