CVC considers US bond issue to cover Nine Entertainment debt
CVC Asia Pacific may service Nine Entertainment’s A$3.5 billion ($3.7 billion) in debt by raising more debt from private investors in the US. It is thought that a “144A” bond issue would raise $500 million to $1 billion that would go toward reducing $2.6 billion in senior loans due in February 2013. Should this be achieved, creditors might be more accommodating in renegotiating the remaining debt, The Australian reported.
In order to issue 144A bonds, CVC would need a public credit rating in the US as the instruments are tradable. It would also have to find a way around cross-currency issues that arise from raising US dollar-denominated...
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