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Banks launch $8.1B debt sale, finance stake in Sanofi unit, Bloomberg says

Banks launch $8.1B debt sale, finance stake in Sanofi unit, Bloomberg says

Banks such as Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C) have launched an EUR 7.45B, or $8.1B, debt sale to finance Clayton Dubilier & Rice’s purchase of a stake in Sanofi’s (SNY) consumer health division Opella, Eleanor Duncan of Bloomberg reports. The sale includes EUR 5.45B-equivalent in euro and dollar denominated leveraged loans. Lenders are also marketing EUR 2B-equivalent in bonds. Additionally, a revolving credit facility of EUR 1.2B will be a part of the Sanofi package, bringing the debt total to EUR 8.65B.

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