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ORIGINATION
Origination: Meta sold US$30 billion of AI bonds on 30 October
Meta Platforms, the US investment grade social media platform operator, priced and sold a six-part dollar deal, with a net value of US$30 billion, slightly above the US$29bln indication given before pricing.
The social-media group,...
RATINGS & ANALYSIS
Ratings and Analysis: Is the life insurance the wobbly leg of finance?
US life insurer, Brighthouse Financial, was downgraded by ratings agency Fitch on Monday, following the announcement it was to be acquired by private investment firm Aquarian Capital LLC, which has a lower credit rating...
INVESTOR DEMAND
Investor Appetite: Credit buyers show stiff upper lip
Credit investors have proven resilient to political uncertainty while happy to take up the promised future view of AI application. As a result corporate issuers were able to access capital continuously via the public...
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