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Pizza Hut Holds Early Investor Talks Before Possible Bond Sale
Pizza Hut has begun preliminary discussions with asset-backed security investors ahead of a potential bond sale to finance its $1.5 billion buyout.
Waymo boosts first debt deal to $5 billion in robotaxi push
Business Technology Autonomous Pimco, Blackstone and Sixth Street participated in the private loan for self-driving car company October 7, 2026 1:50 PM, EDT A Waymo autonomous taxi outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Key Takeaways: Waymo increased its inaugural debt raise to $5 billion, up from more than $3 billion, to fund its global expansion.
Waymo Expands Inaugural Debt Raise to $5 Billion for Global Growth
Waymo has successfully increased the amount of its first debt raise to $5 billion. This move aims to secure additional funding to support the company's growth as it seeks to expand its robotaxi services on a global scale. The significance of this funding lies in Waymo's strategic push to enhance its operations and market presence in the competitive autonomous vehicle sector.
Waymo Boosts Private Debt Deal to $5 Billion in Push for Growth
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Waymo increased the size of its inaugural debt raise to $5 billion, tapping lenders to help fuel the robotaxi company’s growth as it expands globally.
JPモルガン､AIクラウドスタートアップの50億ドル融資で11%利回り提示
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JPMorgan Dangles 11% Yield on Volta’s $5 Billion AI Loan Sale Original
(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is pitching a yield of about 11% on a $5 billion leveraged-loan sale on behalf of Volta Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., one of the highest borrowing costs seen in the market for risky debt that's become popular for financing the AI boom.
Advent’s Capital Markets Co-Head Prince Departs After a Decade
is leaving after a decade at the private equity firm, according to people familiar with the matter. Prince was co-head of Advent’s capital markets group, where he coordinated new acquisition financings and worked with portfolio companies on all capital markets activity, according to the company’s website. He had joined the firm in 2016.
Advent's Capital Markets Co-Head Prince Departs After a Decade
Ken Prince is leaving Advent International after a decade at the private equity firm, according to people familiar with the matter.
Paramount Pitches $6 Billion of Cost Savings to Contain Leverage
Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Paramount Skydance Corp. is promising to cut $6 billion in costs within three years as it looks to lock in lenders for its blockbuster Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. acquisition.
Clearlake Wraps Up $1 Billion CFO Trade After Rejigging Deal
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Clearlake Capital Group LP has raised $1 billion backed by stakes in its private market funds after rejigging the collateral mix in the deal following discussions with investors.
Oracle Cites ‘Force Majeure’ on Controversial New Mexico Data Center
Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico, adding a fresh wrinkle to a project beset by opposition and regulatory setbacks. The technology giant sent the project’s developer, a unit of Blue Owl Capital Inc., a notice citing force majeure, according to people familiar with the situation.
Skip to Content Companies typically invoke force majeure to free themselves from obligations when problems arise beyond their control Oracle, for its part, has launched a charm offensive in New Mexico to counter the opposition. It remains unclear whether the company will win over the project’s skeptics. Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data centre being built in New Mexico, adding a fresh wrinkle to a project beset by opposition and regulatory setbacks.
オラクル、米データセンター費用巡り「不可抗力条項」適用を通知
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Oracle Cites ‘Force Majeure’ to Shield Itself on Controversial Data Center Original
(Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico, adding a fresh wrinkle to a project beset by opposition and regulatory setbacks.
Oracle Cites ‘Force Majeure’ to Shield Itself on Big Data Center
is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico, adding a fresh wrinkle to a project beset by opposition and regulatory setbacks. The technology giant sent the project’s developer, a unit of , a notice citing force majeure, according to people familiar with the situation.
三井住友銀など10行､3.4兆円融資－アルファベットのネオクラウド事業
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Banks Line Up $22 Billion Chip Loan Tied to Blackstone, Alphabet Original
(Bloomberg) -- A group of 10 banks is providing a $22 billion chip loan to support Blackstone Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s new cloud venture Crux AI, the latest mega-debt deal in the race to finance the expensive processors crucial to artificial intelligence. Most Read from Bloomberg Zuckerberg Has an AI Empire to Build.
Marblegate Snaps Up Fed’s Busted Covid Loans to Main Street
Photographer: Lauren Justice/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Marblegate Asset Management, the investment firm with a taste for distressed government assets, is poised to profit again after scooping up about $2 billion of troubled Covid-era rescue loans...
Brookfield Lines Up a $600 Million Payout in Niche Market
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- HomeServe is in early discussions with lenders for an asset-backed transaction that would pay owner Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. a dividend of $600 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
JPMorgan Leads $5 Billion Debt for Volta AI Buildout Original
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. has begun early outreach to potential lenders for a $5 billion debt package to fund Volta Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.’s buildout of AI data centers, according to people...
Sammons Distances Itself From Guggenheim in Call With Lenders
Photographer: Plexi Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images (Bloomberg) -- Sammons Financial Group reiterated to lenders that it has some distance from Mark Walter’s Guggenheim Partners, after a report last week focusing on the longstanding...
Clearlake-Backed Software Maker Ivanti’s Earnings Sink 21%
(Bloomberg) -- Ivanti Inc. told lenders that second-quarter revenue and earnings fell, casting a cloud over the private equity-backed cybersecurity software firm’s efforts to boost sales following its transition to a subscription-based business model.
BlackRock Pitches TCP Private Credit Assets to Rival Managers
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- BlackRock Inc. is sounding out buyers for all $671 million of loans held by its TCP Capital Corp.
Carlyle-Backed TAMKO Sees Earnings Drop After Debt-Funded Payout
(Bloomberg) -- Roof shingle-maker TAMKO Building Products reported a more than 50% drop in earnings just weeks after borrowing money to fund a dividend to its owners, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Hudson River Trading Posts Record $11.4 Billion Trading Haul
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Hudson River Trading pulled in a record $11.4 billion of trading revenue in the second quarter and went on to post a gain for the month of July, defying an AI stock rout that caused a staggering monthly loss at rival Jane...
Milijarde dolga izven bilanc: AI vstopa v obdobje finančnega inženiringa
Že pred odmevnim partnerstvom za financiranje v vrednosti 500 milijard dolarjev, ki ga je ta teden napovedala Nvidia, so vlagatelji postajali vse bolj zaskrbljeni zaradi približno 70 milijard dolarjev tako imenovanih prikritih obveznosti. Te se ne pojavljajo v bilancah največjih podjetij s področja umetne inteligence, vendar bi se lahko uresničile ravno v najslabšem možnem trenutku.
Трговците со обврзници стравуваат од скриен ВИ-ризик вреден 70 милијарди долари
Дури и пред впечатливото финансиско партнерство на „Енвидија“ (Nvidia Corp.) вредно 500 милијарди долари оваа недела, инвеститорите почнаа да се загрижуваат за околу 70 милијарди долари потенцијални обврски што не се појавуваат во билансите на големите ВИ-компании, но би можеле да се материјализираат во најлош можен момент.
Bond traders are agonising over US$70 bil of shadow credit backstops for AI companies
Paula Seligson & Davide Barbuscia / BloombergSun, Aug 16, 2026 • 08:16 AM GMT+08 • • 7 min read Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Bloomberg pix) Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates. (Aug 16): Even before Nvidia Corp’s splashy US$500 billion financing partnership this week, investors were starting to fret over the roughly US$70 billion in phantom liabilities that don’t appear on major AI companies’ balance sheets, but could materialise at the worst possible time.
Bond Traders Are Agonizing Over $70 Billion of Shadow Credit Backstops For AI Companies Original
Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Even before Nvidia Corp.’s splashy $500 billion financing partnership this week, investors were starting to fret over the roughly $70 billion in phantom liabilities that don’t appear on major AI...
Bond traders are agonising over US$70 bil of shadow credit backstops for AI companies
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang wrote in a post on X that his firm may provide a residual-value support mechanism for up to 25% of an opportunity, assessed on a case-by-case basis. (Aug 16): Even before Nvidia Corp's splashy US$500 billion financing partnership this week, investors were starting to fret over the roughly US$70 billion in phantom liabilities that don't appear on major AI companies' balance sheets, but could materialise at the worst possible time.
Don’t Be Fooled, SaaSpocalypse Is Still a Thing
Hi, it’s Paula Seligson and Michelle Cheng in New York, with a close look at why fears of a massive software reckoning for private capital firms haven’t gone away. Also today, recruiters see thousands of lawyers and bankers leaving London.
BofA to plow $250 billion into critical infrastructure projects
Bank of America Corp. unveiled a $250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country. The investment is intended for projects including data centers and compute power, renewable-power generation, energy storage, natural gas, electricity transmission and critical minerals and mining.
BofA to Plow $250 Billion Into Critical Infrastructure Projects
Bank of America Corp. unveiled a $250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country. The investment is intended for projects including data centers and compute power, renewable-power generation, energy storage, natural gas, electricity transmission and critical minerals and mining.
AI Looms Over Software Companies — and the Investors Who Piled Into Them
Rapidly developing AI tools, investors fear, could replace many existing tech products.
BofA to Plow $250 Billion Into Critical Infrastructure Projects
unveiled a $250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country. The investment is intended for projects including data centers and compute power, renewable-power generation, energy storage, natural gas, electricity transmission and critical minerals and mining. The goal is to support energy security, job growth and economic competitiveness, the bank said in a statement Wednesday.
BofA to Plow $250 Billion Into Critical Infrastructure Projects
Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. unveiled a $250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country.
BofA to plow US$250 bil into critical infrastructure projects
Bank of America Corp unveiled a US$250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country. (Aug 12): Bank of America Corp unveiled a US$250 billion initiative to invest in critical infrastructure across the US over the next year, joining its peers pushing for innovation across the country.
AI Cloud Provider Lambda Taps Loans for Nvidia-Tied Chip Deal
(Bloomberg) -- Lambda Inc., an AI cloud-computing provider backed by Nvidia Corp., is selling a leveraged loan to finance a chip deal as the risky debt market becomes a new front in the borrowing binge to finance the artificial intelligence buildout.
Ares Eyes $2 Billion Loan Deal in Slow Year for Private Credit Original
(Bloomberg) -- Ares Management Corp. is leading a $2.2 billion direct loan to help finance a healthcare services acquisition, in one of the biggest deals since the private credit market was roiled by record redemptions this year.
Divlja vožnja dionice CoreWeavea povećava troškove financiranja AI-ja
CoreWeave Inc. nije nepoznat po tome da se uspješno nosi s velikim burzovnim oscilacijama poput onih iz proteklih nekoliko dana, kada su njegove dionice pale na najnižu razinu u posljednjih 14 mjeseci, da bi zatim ostvarile svoj najveći ovogodišnji rast. No na tržištu duga – ključnom izvoru financiranja za njegove ambicije u AI infrastrukturi – ta se volatilnost odrazila na troškove zaduživanja.
CoreWeave’s Wild Stock Ride Takes Toll on Its Cost to Finance AI Original
(Bloomberg) -- CoreWeave Inc. is no stranger to shaking off wild stock-market swings like those of the past few days, when its shares plunged to their lowest level in 14 months only to then stage their sharpest rally of the year.
CoreWeave’s Wild Stock Ride Takes Toll on Its Cost to Finance AI Original
The market upheaval pushed some of its bonds to fall below 90 cents on the dollar, reflecting investors' increased concern and pushing yields into the 13% territory — usually seen as a sign of stress. Trading levels improved on Thursday amid a broader recovery. A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase & Co., which led the deal, declined to comment. Debt Binge Over time, CoreWeave has been able to broaden its debt investor base as the company went public and signed more customer contracts.
Nvidia Credit Risk Jumps in Swaps Market on AI Deal Talks
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting Nvidia Corp.’s debt against default surged by the most on record Monday, after reports of the chipmaker being in conversations on more than $750 billion of artificial...
ゴールドマン、ファンド向け融資債権を投資家に販売－資本効率改善へ
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Goldman Pitches Investors on Loans to Their Own Private Funds Original
For years, has provided key financing to private markets funds that bridges the gap between when they receive investor commitments and when they actually deploy that money. Now, the bank is pitching a way for big money managers to effectively do some of that for themselves. Goldman Sachs’ fund-finance team, led by , is pitching a trade that would allow large investors to buy back so-called capital call lines to their own funds, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Goldman Pitches Investors on Loans to Their Own Private Funds Original
(Bloomberg) -- For years, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has provided key financing to private markets funds that bridges the gap between when they receive investor commitments and when they actually deploy that money.
Musk’s SpaceX adds to debt, cuts interest costs
Elon Musk is no stranger to financial alchemy. His latest feat: adding billions of dollars of debt onto his cash-burning business empire while simultaneously cutting its annual interest burden.
„Спејс екс“ на Маск додава милијарди долг, намалува трошоци за камати
Елон Маск е познат за финансиска алхемија. Неговата најнова вештина: додавање милијарди долари долг на неговата бизнис империја која троши готовина, додека истовремено го намалува годишниот товар од камати.
Musk’s SpaceX Adds Billions in Debt While Cutting Interest Costs
AI Debt Frenzy Gaining access to the investment-grade bond market was key to supporting xAI's ambitions to compete with the likes of Anthropic PBC and OpenAI. Before, its risky credit profile only allowed it to sell leveraged loans and junk bonds, where debt is pricey. But once SpaceX acquired xAI in February, and then won investment-grade ratings from top credit graders, it unlocked access to the cheaper US high-grade bond market. That also gave SpaceX access to deeper pockets.
SpaceX asume más deuda, pero reduce en cientos de millones su factura anual de intereses
Bloomberg — Elon Musk no es ajeno a la alquimia financiera. Su última hazaña: añadir miles de millones de dólares de deuda a su imperio empresarial, que consume efectivo a gran ritmo, al tiempo que reduce su carga de intereses anual.
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