Tencent plans $4.5 billion bond sale to fund artificial intelligence spending
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Tencent Holdings is selling US dollar and offshore Chinese yuan bonds to raise funding. The sale includes 10-year and 20-year US dollar notes, and 10-year and 30-year offshore yuan notes. The company set initial guidance for the 10-year dollar notes at about 115 basis points over comparable US Treasury bonds. The total order books for the yuan notes exceeded 35 billion yuan, and the dollar offering topped $2 billion.
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Why it matters
The bond sale is intended to provide Tencent with capital to support higher spending on artificial intelligence. A successful funding round could improve Tencent's liquidity and financial stability, which might support Prosus's investment valuation.
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Prosus might see its investment valuation supported by Tencent's improved liquidity and financial stability.
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