LSE nets US$13.5bn for Refinitiv buy

摘要

London stock exchange group has agreed an underwritten bridge loan of around US$13.5bn to support its agreed US$27bn acquisition of refinitiv. The loan will refinance the US$13.5bn of leveraged loans and bonds that backed the US$20bn purchase of a majority stake in the data company 10 months ago by a consortium led by US private equity firm Blackstone.