Trump Scores $617 Million of Cash With Vornado From Tower Bonds

  • San Francisco trophy office complex underpins mortgage deal
  • Janus Henderson passed because of connection to ex-president

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Investors snapped up $1.2 billion of bonds linked to a San Francisco office tower that makes up much of Donald Trump’s fortune.

The AAA slice of the commercial mortgage-backed security sold Friday with a discount margin, or risk premium, of 125 basis points over one-month Libor -- roughly in line with otherBloomberg Terminal recent office-tower deals.