Verizon bridge to open to lenders near and far

Debt bankers are already salivating at the prospect of a record-breaking bond to support Verizon Communication’s $130bn buyout of Vodafone’s stake in its wireless operations. But in the meantime, European lenders will have an opportunity to take a nibble of the record $61bn bridge loan that is set to be syndicated to a wide range of relationship and non-relationship international banks.