date:May 09, 2014
raise money for overseas acquisitions.
For its purchase of Beam, Suntory aims to sell 400 billion yen worth of senior loans and 300 billion yen of subordinated loans in the Japanese and U.S. currencies, and 100 billion yen worth of dollar bonds, the people said.
The company and its lenders are still discussing details, and the final figures could change, they said.
Japan's three megabanks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, as well as regional banks and life insurance companies are