Atlas Copco bonds solid after Edwards takeover
Swedish tool and machinery maker Atlas Copco on Monday agreed to buy UK vacuum products firm Edwards Group in a $1.6bn deal. While some bond investors have in the past worried that the company could be tempted to lever up, there was little reaction in the price of its bonds on Monday, which were still trading around the same level on Thursday.
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