Swisscom: bond issue of 4 billion euros
(CercleFinance.com) - Swisscom announces that it has issued bonds worth 4 billion euros, completing the financing of its acquisition of Vodafone Italia for 8 billion euros.
This acquisition was announced on March 15, 2024. Swisscom has succeeded in finalizing the financing on favorable terms ahead of the planned closing in the first quarter of 2025.
After issuing 1.145 billion Swiss francs in domestic bonds at the beginning of May 2024, Swisscom Finance B.V. has issued 4 billion euros of fixed-rate bonds in five tranches as part of its 10 billion euro Euro Medium Term Notes program, guaranteed by Swisscom SA.
The remainder of the financing will be provided by a bank term loan of 3 billion euros.
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