Acquisition Finance

| Kraft to sell $9.5 billion debt to buy Cadbury 4 February, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc (KFT.N) on Thursday launched a 4-part, $9.5 billion debt sale to help finance its acquisition of British confectioner Cadbury (CBRY.L), IFR reported.
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Kraft to sell debt in four-part offering 3 February, 2010
NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods (KFT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is planning a four-part debt sale with a minimum of $1.0 billion per tranche on Wednesday or Thursday, said a banker close to the deal on Wednesday.
Spyker seeks Saab funding, sets tough profit goal 2 February, 2010
AMSTERDAM/STOCKHOLM, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Spyker Cars (SPYKR.AS) said it is still seeking financing for its acquisition of Saab after it set an ambitious target of returning the ailing Swedish auto brand to profit by 2012.
Metro stakeholder Haniel places 500 mln eur bond 21 January, 2010
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Investment company Franz Haniel & Cie GmBH [FAHNIN.UL] placed a 500 million euro ($710.2 million), seven-year bond on Thursday to pay down bank debt used to buy a stake in Metro AG (MEOG.DE), the world's third-biggest retailer.
Short-term debt key to Novartis/Alcon funding 8 January, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) - Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) is likely to disappoint loan and bond market hopes of a $16 billion financing bonanza from its take-out of U.S. eyecare firm Alcon Inc (ACL.N), opting instead for cheaper ultra-short-term commercial debt.