US corporates tap term loans as they look to avert downgrades
February 21, 2019 at 16:16 PM EST
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (LPC) - US high-grade companies including Fiserv and Keurig Dr Pepper have increasingly turned to term loans, which are cheaper to issue and easier to prepay than longer-term bonds, as they prioritize debt reduction to avert credit rating downgrades.