Melco pitches casino loan in busy funding week

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Melco pitches casino loan in busy funding week

Funding officials at casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment placed their bets on a dual-track financing plan last week, approaching banks with a $1.2bn loan while simultaneously marketing a $350m dim sum bond. But the company made sure the extra debt from the bond would not hurt its chance to tap the loan market: it used two different issuing entities to raise the cash.

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