A group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. halted a $5.3 billion debt deal for software firm Qualtrics International Inc. after failing to win over investors amid deepening anxiety surrounding artificial intelligence disruption.
A group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. halted a $5.3 billion debt deal for software firm Qualtrics International Inc. after failing to win over investors amid deepening anxiety surrounding artificial intelligence disruption.
The JPMorgan Chase & Co. global headquarters building in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. President Donald Trump railed against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its leader Jamie Dimon, threatening to sue the banking giant over his claim that he was debanked after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
As JPMorgan Chase & Co. kicked off investor discussions this week over the $20 billion financing for Electronic Arts Inc., nervousness around a protracted war in the Middle East cast a shadow over the largest ever debt sale for a leveraged buyout.
As JPMorgan Chase & Co. kicked off investor discussions this week over the $20 billion financing for Electronic Arts Inc., nervousness around a protracted war in the Middle East cast a shadow over the largest ever debt sale for a leveraged buyout.
JPMorgan Chase & Co Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is shifting more of the debt financing for the record leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts Inc. toward junk bonds, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is shifting more of the debt financing for the record leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts Inc. toward junk bonds, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Signage at Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) offices in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to sell itself to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a pair of private equity firms in a deal that values the company at about $55 billion, marking the largest leveraged buyout on record. Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg
Applied Digital Corp. raised $2.15 billion in a junk-bond sale to fund additional computing capacity for Oracle Corp., showing demand for AI-related debt remains firm despite mounting uncertainty.
Applied Digital Corp. raised $2.15 billion in a junk-bond sale to fund additional computing capacity for Oracle Corp., showing demand for AI-related debt remains firm despite mounting uncertainty.
The roughly $17.5 billion of debt tied to Elon Musk’s social network X and artificial intelligence startup xAI is set to be paid back in full, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The roughly $17.5 billion of debt tied to Elon Musk’s social network X and artificial intelligence startup xAI is set to be paid back in full, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Electronic Arts Inc. hasn’t yet gained enough support from bondholders to buy back bonds at a steep discount to face value and to change some lending terms, after a key deadline for that agreement passed this week, according to firms that plan to acquire the company.
Electronic Arts Inc. hasn’t yet gained enough support from bondholders to buy back bonds at a steep discount to face value and to change some lending terms, after a key deadline for that agreement passed this week, according to firms that plan to acquire the company.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) signage is displayed as attendees wait in line for the company's event ahead of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Saturday, June 8, 2019. EA, creator of a Star Wars line of video games, showed off two of its newest titles, illustrating how the industry is wrestling to compete with the runaway success of Fortnite. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
Wesco International Inc.’s new junk debt inched higher after drawing nearly $6 billion of orders at launch, underscoring investors’ appetite for companies riding the artificial-intelligence boom
Wesco International Inc.’s new junk debt inched higher after drawing nearly $6 billion of orders at launch, underscoring investors’ appetite for companies riding the artificial-intelligence boom
TZ electronic locks secure cabinets housing servers inside a data hall at a NextDC Ltd. data center in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. OpenAI partnered with Australian data center operator NextDC to build a A$7 billion ($4.6 billion) large-scale computing cluster in Sydney, accelerating its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
Some of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
Some of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) signage in Los Angeles. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
Some of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
Some of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) signage in Los Angeles. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is considering sweetening the terms on $1.73 billion of leveraged loans tied to chemical maker Arclin Inc.’s acquisition of DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s Aramids business.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is considering sweetening the terms on $1.73 billion of leveraged loans tied to chemical maker Arclin Inc.’s acquisition of DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s Aramids business.
The Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York, US, on Friday, July 11, 2025. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 16. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
S&P Global Ratings has signaled to some investors privately that it may grant a high-grade rating to $1.5 billion of Electronic Arts bonds, a move that would effectively block debt investors from a lucrative buyout premium.
S&P Global Ratings has signaled to some investors privately that it may grant a high-grade rating to $1.5 billion of Electronic Arts bonds, a move that would effectively block debt investors from a lucrative buyout premium.
The Electronic Arts headquarters in Redwood City, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
A data center project expected to be leased by Nvidia Corp. sold $3.8 billion of junk bonds on Friday after receiving about $14 billion of orders from investors, an indication that lenders are eager to continue funding the buildout of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
A data center project expected to be leased by Nvidia Corp. sold $3.8 billion of junk bonds on Friday after receiving about $14 billion of orders from investors, an indication that lenders are eager to continue funding the buildout of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
A cabinet holding an Nvidia DGX HGX100, enterprise AI platform server, is seen at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025.
A data center project expected to be leased by Nvidia Corp. sold $3.8 billion of junk bonds on Friday after receiving about $14 billion of orders from investors, an indication that lenders are eager to continue funding the buildout of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
A data center project expected to be leased by Nvidia Corp. sold $3.8 billion of junk bonds on Friday after receiving about $14 billion of orders from investors, an indication that lenders are eager to continue funding the buildout of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
A cabinet holding an Nvidia DGX HGX100, enterprise AI platform server, is seen at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025.
The private equity investors set to take over Electronic Arts Inc. are engineering a debt buyback that has hammered the company’s bonds. Now noteholders are banding together to figure out what – if anything — they can do to fight back.
The private equity investors set to take over Electronic Arts Inc. are engineering a debt buyback that has hammered the company’s bonds. Now noteholders are banding together to figure out what – if anything — they can do to fight back.
EA Sports’ FC26 video game on sale at a store in Poland.
Electronic Arts Inc.’s bonds plunged Tuesday after the prospective buyers of the videogame maker launched a buyback offer that tied the notes’ prices to US Treasuries.
Electronic Arts Inc.’s bonds plunged Tuesday after the prospective buyers of the videogame maker launched a buyback offer that tied the notes’ prices to US Treasuries.
Gamers play EA Sports FC 26 during the Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, in AUgust.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is readying a revised $3.75 billion financing — now likely to include a junk bond offering — to support chemical maker Arclin Inc.’s acquisition of DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s Aramids business.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is readying a revised $3.75 billion financing — now likely to include a junk bond offering — to support chemical maker Arclin Inc.’s acquisition of DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s Aramids business.
Dupont corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
A Cipher Mining Inc. subsidiary is seeking to raise $2 billion in the US junk bond market to help fund construction of a data center tied to Amazon.com Inc.
A Cipher Mining Inc. subsidiary is seeking to raise $2 billion in the US junk bond market to help fund construction of a data center tied to Amazon.com Inc.
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