Group 1 - Walt Disney Co. priced $4 billion of bonds, marking its first sale since 2020, amid a surge of corporate bond activity to secure lower borrowing costs [1][5] - The bond offering consists of notes with maturities ranging from three to ten years, with the 2036 bond yielding 0.58 percentage points above Treasuries, down from an initial estimate of 0.85 percentage points [2] - Proceeds from the bond sale are intended for general corporate purposes, primarily to repay debt and enhance liquidity for shareholder returns and strategic investments [3] Group 2 - Disney has $2.6 billion in bonds and loans maturing within the current year, indicating a need for liquidity management [3] - The company announced a $60 billion, 10-year investment plan, which includes nearly doubling its ship fleet and opening its first theme park in the Middle East [3] - A leadership change is imminent, with the head of Disney's theme parks, cruise ships, and consumer-products division set to replace Bob Iger as CEO, coinciding with the media industry's transition to streaming [4]

The bond sale marks the French media group’s first entry into public capital markets https://t.co/aEI7FYv1tV ...

Cornell University is preparing a record $1 billion bond sale after the school’s trustees signed off on borrowing as much as $1.7 billion of new debt, as universities continue to face funding pressures from the federal government https://t.co/b7TGNAxJ4N ...

Scotland was assigned its first credit ratings, a critical step on the country’s road to a debut bond sale https://t.co/OUKCA5aEZq ...

Core Insights - Meta conducted a record debt sale amid a stock pullback and increasing skepticism regarding AI-driven growth in equity markets [1] Group 1: Company Actions - Meta's debt sale is notable for its timing, coinciding with a decline in stock performance [1] - The company is navigating a complex investment landscape characterized by mixed narratives around AI and market growth [1] Group 2: Industry Perspectives - Steven Oh from Pinebridge Investments and William Smith from AllianceBernstein provided insights on how investors are reconciling differing views on market dynamics [1]

Sporting Lisbon raised €225 million in its biggest bond sale yet, as it looks to turn its football stadium in the Portuguese capital into a modern entertainment hub and pay down debt https://t.co/9WqzQZ49GO ...

Financial Activities - GMR Airports 考虑出售 500 亿卢比（约合 5.79 亿美元）的本币债券 [1] - 这可能是印度第二大私营机场运营商创纪录的卢比发行 [1]

Corporate Finance - Godrej Seeds and Genetics 正在考虑首次发行本地货币债券 [1] - Godrej Seeds and Genetics 是印度历史最悠久的集团公司之一 [1]

Kioxia Holdings plans to raise as much as $3 billion via a dollar bond sale that would be its first corporate debt issuance, in the latest sign of investor appetite abroad for Japanese company notes including riskier firms https://t.co/B6LUqRHiSJ ...