Cardinal Health (CAH) plans to sell bonds in the US investment-grade primary market today to help finance its $1.9 billion acquisition of Solaris Health, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the situation.

The company is marketing dollar-denominated five-year and 10-year senior unsecured notes, the person told Bloomberg, adding that the longest tranche, a 10-year security, may yield about 1.25 percentage points above comparable US Treasuries.

Proceeds from the bond sale will fund a portion of the Solaris Health acquisition, the report said.

The bonds are expected to be rated Baa2 by Moody's and BBB by S&P and Fitch, and include a special mandatory redemption clause if the deal falls through, Bloomberg said.

Cardinal Health didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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