Anheuser-Busch Leads $10 Billion in Issuance.

The article reports that the Belgian brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide led the issuance of over 10 billion U.S. dollars in bonds on October 13, 2009. The company sold a total of 5.5 billion dollars of notes in the high-grade market. The proceeds from the deal have been allocated for the refinancing of its debt resulting from its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008. Other companies also attempted to raise funds in the high-grade market.