Valeant hat gestern die Ausgabe neuer Bonds im Umfang von $ 1 Mrd. angekündigt (2025er, zu 5,5%). Man will die Einnahmen (und vorhandene Liquidität) nutzen, um höherverzinste Bonds zurückzukaufen. Die Spekulationen über eine evtl. anstehende Kapitalerhöhung, die den Kurs vor Kurzem haben "abstürzen" lassen, hatten sich ja bereits als (bewusste?) Fehlinterpretation herausgestellt.
http://ir.valeant.com/news-releases/2017/10-03-2017-004724222 October 02, 2017
LAVAL, Quebec, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) (TSX: VRX) ("Valeant" or the "Company") announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior secured notes due 2025 (the "Notes"). The offering is expected to close on or about October 17, 2017. Valeant intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, along with cash on hand, to repurchase $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes pursuant to a tender offer announced earlier today, including Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, outstanding 7.000% Senior Notes due 2020 and 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020, up to $100 million of its outstanding 5.375% Senior Notes due 2020 and to pay related fees and expenses. [...]
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