Alibaba Issues Record $4.5 Billion Convertibles to Fund Buybacks
- Company to immediately repurchase 14.8 million of its ADRs
- Move is to obtain cash offshore on favorable terms: Choi
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sold $4.5 billion worth of convertible bonds, a record dollar-denominated sale by an Asian company, securing capital needed to buy back shares and invest in businesses including artificial intelligence.
The Chinese e-commerce pioneer priced the notes due 2031 with a coupon of 0.5% and a conversion premium of 30%. The deal was about six times oversubscribed, with about 250 investors on the book, a banker involved in the transaction said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.