Meta and CoreWeave debt deals face tougher investor sell

14 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30

Bankers on Thursday marketed Meta's jumbo investment-grade bond and CoreWeave's latest leveraged loan as investors weighed risk and compensation more carefully.
Demand remains, but lenders are offering sweeter terms and higher returns as buyers become more selective across credit markets after heavy AI-related issuance.
The shift follows a roughly $300 billion AI debt boom and suggests enthusiasm is cooling even for prominent borrowers tied to the sector.

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