Keurig Dr Pepper Explores European Debt Sale to Fund Peet’s Buy

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is considering selling debt in the European bond market to finance part of its $18.4 billion purchase of JDE Peet’s NV.

On a call with investors and analysts discussing the acquisition, Chief Financial Officer Sudhanshu Priyadarshi said the company will decide how to structure the debt issue — and where to sell it — in the coming months.