Apple returned to the debt capital markets on Monday with the sale of $6.5bn in bonds as the iPhone maker took advantage of a drop in borrowing costs to fund its aggressive share buyback programme.
The world’s most valuable company hired Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to sell $1.5bn of 10-year notes and $2bn of 30-year bonds, in addition to debt maturing in five and seven years. Yields on the securities ranged from 1.6 to 3.5 per cent, people familiar with the sale said.
Investors lined up to buy the securities, bringing total orders close to $15bn, people familiar with the sale said. The strong demand contributed to Apple’s decision to boost the total size of the offer from an initial $5bn.