Air Liquide completes Airgas acquisition refinancing in three steps

摘要

Air Liquide has completed the refinancing of its $13.4bn acquisition of Airgas. The company finalised the refinancing of the takeover in three steps; a ?3bn ($3.4bn) bond issue placed on 6th June, a ?3.3bn ($3.7bn) share capital increase with preferential subscription rights for existing shareholders launched on 13th September, and a $4.5bn bond issue on 22nd September.