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.
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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.
ADARx Prices Upsized $446M Nasdaq IPO at $17 on siRNA Pipeline
ADARx Pharmaceuticals upsized its Nasdaq IPO to 26.25M shares at $17.00, raising $446.3M alongside an $89M AbbVie private placement.
Runway Growth Prices $45M Notes to Refinance 9% Senior Debt
Runway Growth Finance priced $45M of 7.75% Notes due 2031 to redeem its 9% 2027 notes and repay bank debt, extending duration at lower coupon cost.
Sysco Closes C$1.5B Notes in Multi-Tranche Jetro Financing
Sysco closed C$1.5B in Canadian senior notes and executed agreements for $14.65B in USD debt and €1.0B in EUR debt to fund its Jetro Restaurant Depot deal.
Open Market Operations: How the Fed and the Desk Steer Rates
Learn how Fed Open Market Operations work, how the New York Fed Desk trades with primary dealers, and how permanent vs. temporary repos steer interest rates.