According to individuals familiar with the matter, Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) is arranging to sell a portion of the $14 billion debt financing it provided for Oracle's (ORCL.US) large-scale data center construction in Michigan. The campus located in Salem Township is set to receive $16.3 billion in total financing, with approximately 15% coming from equity investment. The remaining portion will be raised through bond issuance by a special purpose vehicle. Reports indicate Pimco is responsible for providing the funding support, with terms suggesting the transaction is expected to close on April 17. In a related development, Blackstone Group previously announced plans to commit an additional $2 billion in equity investment. Documentation shows the bonds will have a maturity of 19.5 years with a weighted average life of 14 years, potentially offering investors a yield approximately 1 percentage point higher than Oracle's existing debt. For Pimco, this marks its second major data center financing undertaking within the past year, supporting the investment manager's continued expansion in the private credit market. Last year, Pimco agreed to partner with Blue Owl Capital Inc. to fund Meta Platforms Inc.'s Hyperion data center project in Louisiana's Richland Parish. As the lead financing provider for that transaction, Pimco held $18 billion in debt at pricing. The firm subsequently recorded approximately $2 billion in paper profits as debt values surged.
Comments