Microsoft Launches $25B+ Bond Offering to Fund AI
Microsoft kicked off its first US high-grade bond offering since 2017 — a 10-part deal targeting at least $25 billion, with maturities ranging from 2 to 40 years, to fund AI investments.
What we know
Multiple sources confirmed the deal: An account on X, another account on X, another account on X, and another account on X. The timing coincides with GitHub's Octoverse report showing AI agents now initiate 40%+ of pull requests (up from 17% in March), with 17.9B code pushes in the past year — more than 2024 and 2025 combined. Another account on X contextualized that $25B is modest relative to MSFT's balance sheet.
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