It’s easy to understand why the wannabes would jump at the chance to work with Amazon. Although its credit profile has slumped a bit – retained cash flow, an after-dividend measure used by ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service, has dipped below 50% of net debt – it is a brand-name borrower with an investment-grade rating. Some in the latest syndicate will have access to cheap funding.
For Amazon, spreading the wealth is a chance to trial new banking relationships before potentially hiring them for more complicated matters. Or at least, that was a carrot that it probably dangled. In reality, it’s easier to claw into the online retail marketplace Amazon dominates than it is to crack the U.S. financial firmament.Amazon.com said on Jan. 3 it had signed an unsecured $8 billion term loan at the benchmark Secure Overnight Financing Rate plus 0.75% with an additional 0.
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