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Bausch + Lomb launches $1.4B notes offering and $500M term loans to finance XIIDRA acquisition
Bausch & Lomb Corp
- $1.4B senior secured notes due 2028 offered via Bausch + Lomb Escrow Corp.; $500M term B loans also planned.
- Proceeds to fund acquisition of XIIDRA and other ophthalmology assets, pay fees, and repay existing debt.
- Notes offering not conditioned on acquisition close; if not closed by Sept 30, 2024, notes redeemed at principal plus interest.
- Purchase price allocation adjusted: prepaid assets reduced $22M, other liabilities cut $12M, goodwill up $10M; no impact on revenue or adjusted EBITDA.
- Acquisition expected to close around end of September 2023; term loan facility conditioned on completion.