AI Fears Halt Qualtrics $5.3B Debt Deal

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• •The $5.3 billion debt package finances Qualtrics' acquisition of Press Ganey Forsta, consisting of a $3.3 billion term loan and $2 billion in high-yield bonds[1][6].
• •Banks led by JPMorgan, including BMO, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, KKR, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, RBC, UBS, and Wells Fargo, committed to the debt with plans for late March or early April marketing[1].
• •Original term loan terms of 275 bps over SOFR with 5 cents OID now require 200-250 bps additional concessions due to market turmoil and heightened risk perception[1].
• •Qualtrics was acquired by Silver Lake and CPP Investments in 2023 for $12.5 billion, shifting it to private ownership[1].

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