Banks Launch €7.45 Billion Debt Sale for Sanofi Unit Buyout

The headquarters of Sanofi SA in Paris, France.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Banks including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have launched a €7.45 billion ($8.1 billion) debt sale to finance Clayton Dubilier & Rice’s purchase of a stake in Sanofi SA’s consumer health division.

The sale consists of €5.45 billion-equivalent in euro- and dollar-denominated leveraged loansBloomberg Terminal. Lenders are also marketing €2 billion-equivalent in bondsBloomberg Terminal, with at least half of that denominated in euros. Commitments on the loans are due at the beginning of April.