Galapagos accidentally pays bond coupon as unsecured creditors reject deal

German heat exchanger firm Galapagos, which is deep in negotiations over a debt restructuring, accidentally paid a coupon to bondholders last month, despite a deal with secured creditors to waive the payment ahead of a bid to tackle its debt load. Meanwhile, unsecured bondholders rejected proposals from the company and its secured creditors, leading to a threat from Galapagos that the bondholders will be wiped out.