debt
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Bausch Health closes $4.4B 10% secured notes due 2032 and $3B term loan facility
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
- Closed offering of $4.4B aggregate principal of 10.000% senior secured notes due 2032 via subsidiary 1261229 B.C. Ltd.
- Entered new $3B 5.5-year senior secured term loan and $500M 5-year revolving credit facility; proceeds used to repay existing debt.
- Notes and credit facilities secured by first-priority liens on assets including 52.5% equity interest in Bausch + Lomb (BLCO).
- Mandatory redemption provisions triggered by sale of BLCO shares or dividends over $50M; change-of-control puts at 101%.
- Credit agreement includes financial covenant: Blended First Lien Leverage Ratio not exceed 4.25:1.00 (5.75:1.00 post-Xifaxan exclusivity step-up).