Twitter Is Selling $1 Billion of Junk Bonds to Fund Share Buyback
- Debt offering comes after nearly two-week lull in junk sales
- Proceeds for share repurchases, possible acquisitions, refi
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Twitter Inc. sold $1 billion of notes in the U.S junk-bond market Wednesday in part to help finance a share buyback, helping to revive the new-issue landscape that had been frozen for almost two weeks.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. led the sale of the unsecured debt, which is due in 2030. The bonds priced with a 5% yield, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, after earlier pricing discussions in the range of 5%. In addition to share repurchases, proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which could also include capital expenditures, investments and working capital, Twitter said in a statement.