Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15
Ancestry Weighs $2.25 Billion Loan to Refinance 2027 Debt
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15

Ancestry Weighs $2.25 Billion Loan to Refinance 2027 Debt

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15

Summary

  • $2.25 billion is the size of the loan Ancestry is considering with Bank of America to refinance existing borrowings, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • Bank of America has started sounding out investors in the U.S. leveraged loan market, signaling the potential refinancing is moving into early marketing discussions.
  • Ancestry faces almost $2 billion of term loans maturing in 2027, making the deal a preemptive effort to push out near-term debt deadlines.

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