Alphabet raises A$5.5bn in Australia, more than doubling a record Apple set in 2015

Alphabet priced its first Australian dollar bond on Wednesday at A$5.5bn, about US$3.9bn, roughly 10% more than the market had pencilled in when the deal was trailed at the start of the week. It is the largest corporate bond sale ever done in the Australian market. The company hired banks on Monday for a four-tranche transaction sized at […] This story continues at The Next Web