Meta raises $15 billion in five-part US bond sale
Orders reached nearly 4 times the deal size as Meta expands borrowing to support data centers, computing capacity and cloud growth.
- Meta Platforms announced on Tuesday a $15 billion, five-part bond offering to help finance its accelerating investments in AI-related infrastructure, securing capital for data centers and computing expansion.
- The Facebook parent turns to debt markets amid a wave of corporate fundraising as companies seek capital for cloud expansion and computing capacity to support AI growth.
- Pricing for the offering includes $3.25 billion of notes due in 2031 at a 5.85% coupon and another $3.25 billion due in 2033 at 6.25%, according to regulatory filing.
- Previous debt sales, including $25 billion in April and $30 billion last year, demonstrate Meta's growing reliance on external financing to fund long-term AI infrastructure investments.
- Capital expenditure is expected to reach $135 billion to $145 billion this year, while Meta recently expanded plans for a potential $97.5 billion equity raise to fund AI expansion.
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Meta raises $15 billion through bond sale to fund AI infrastructure expansion
Meta Platforms is raising $15 billion through a five-part bond offering to fund its expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure investments. The fundraising highlights the growing reliance of major technology companies on debt and equity markets to finance the global AI race.
Bloomberg reported on the 3rd (local time) that Meta raised $15 billion (approximately 20 trillion won) through the issuance of dollar-denominated corporate bonds. Investor buy orders reached $58 billion (approximately 77.8 trillion won), about 3.9 times the issuance size. Among the five types of corporate bonds issued, the spread on the 30-year bond maturing in 2056—the longest maturity—was set 2.2 percentage points higher than that of U.S. Tre…
Meta raises $15 billion in five-part US bond sale to fund AI expansion
META Platforms said on Tuesday it is raising $15 billion through a five-part US dollar bond offering, as the Facebook parent turns to debt markets to help finance accelerating investments in AI infrastructure.
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