SoundThinking Agrees to $159M Transom Buyout With $3 CVR
SoundThinking agreed to be acquired by Transom Capital for $8 cash plus up to $3 in CVRs, implying up to a $159 million enterprise value.
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Central Bank Liquidity Swaps: How Global Dollar Funding Works
Central bank liquidity swaps provide foreign central banks with dollars during market stress. Here is how swap lines, pricing, and collateral mechanics work.
Kyndryl Closes $1B Senior Notes to Refinance 2.05% Debt
Kyndryl closed a $1B dual-tranche senior notes offering to repay $700M of 2.05% debt due in 2026, navigating higher interest rates to extend maturities.
Sabre Closes $1.35B Notes and Multi-Tranche Debt Tender
Sabre closed a $1.35B senior notes offering due 2032 to refinance 2029 debt, cutting coupons by up to 125 bps and extending maturities by three years.
AMD to Acquire World Labs for $8.2B in All-Stock AI Deal
AMD agreed to acquire spatial AI startup World Labs for $8.2 billion in common stock, leveraging its $1T valuation to avoid debt in a high-yield market.
AI Debt Costs Surge as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.17%
As the 10-year Treasury yield reaches 5.17%, corporate borrowing costs are surging across the $4.1T AI buildout, pushing high-yield coupons near 10%.
Bluerock Acquisition II Prices $150M SPAC IPO on Nasdaq
Bluerock Acquisition Corp. II priced its $150M IPO of 15M units at $10.00 each, offering one-half warrant and 21 months to find a business combination.
Porsche Financial Prices $911M Auto ABS in 5 Tranches
Porsche Financial Services priced $911M in prime auto loan ABS backed by $960.7M in luxury vehicle contracts, featuring a 786 weighted average FICO score.
CleanSpark Closes $2.276B Notes for Meta AI Campus
CleanSpark subsidiary CSDC Finance closed $2.276B in 7.875% notes due 2031 to fund its Meta-leased 175 MW Sandersville AI data center campus.
DICK’S Prices $1.0B Senior Notes Due 2036 and 2056
DICK’S Sporting Goods closes $1.0B senior notes offering across 10-year and 30-year tranches, securing $988M net proceeds for corporate flexibility.