By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s Meituan is aiming to raise up to $2 billion in a 3.5- and 5-year dollar bond deal, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter and a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The sources declined to be identified as the information has not been […]
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China’s Meituan aims to raise up to $2 billion in dollar bond deal, sources say
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By Scott Murdoch
SYDNEY (Reuters) – China’s Meituan is aiming to raise up to $2 billion in a 3.5- and 5-year dollar bond deal, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter and a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The sources declined to be identified as the information has not been made public.
Meituan, the food delivery company, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
The company is planning to raise $1 billion from each of the tranches, the sources said.
Initial price guidance for the 3.5-year bond is 3-year Treasuries plus about 145 basis points. For the longer-dated bond, guidance is 5-year Treasuries plus about 160 basis points.
Meituan plans to use the funds to refinance upcoming offshore debt, the term sheet said.
The company has a $1.48 billion 2027 convertible bond that becomes callable next year and some of the funds raised in this deal will be used to finance that event, one of the sources said.
(Reporting by Scott Murdoch; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Jacqueline Wong)