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Inverness Medical sells $400m in notes

Bloomberg News / May 8, 2009
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NEW YORK - Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. sold $400 million of senior subordinated notes due in 2016, according to Bloomberg.

The 9 percent debt priced to yield 679 basis points more than similar-maturity Treasuries, Bloomberg data show. The Waltham, Mass., company earlier marketed $200 million of notes.

The notes are rated B3, six levels below investment quality, by Moody's Investors Service and an equivalent B- by Standard & Poor's, Bloomberg data show. Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and UBS AG underwrote the offering.