Friday, April 20, 2007

Wachovia, Energy Partners Lead Companies Selling $11 Billion of Bonds

(Bloomberg) -- Wachovia Corp., the fourth-biggest U.S. bank, and oil company Energy Partners Ltd. led borrowers selling $11 billion of bonds this week as a government report showed an increase in international demand for U.S. company debt.

Sales increased from $9.2 billion last week, which was the lowest total of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The weekly average for 2007 is $23.1 billion. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Wachovia sold $1.5 billion in floating-rate notes, while Energy Partners of New Orleans issued $450 million of speculative-grade debt.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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