ICE Prices $3.75B Bond Offering to Fund MarketAxess Deal

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ICE priced a $3.75 billion multi-tranche bond offering to help fund its MarketAxess acquisition, with net proceeds of $3.71 billion and a special redemption feature on longer-dated notes if the deal falls through.

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• $3.75B Bond Offering Priced

  ICE priced $1.25B of 4.700% notes due 2029, $1.1B of 4.900% notes due 2031, $650M of 5.150% notes due 2033, and $750M of 5.400% notes due 2036, for total proceeds of $3.71 billion after underwriting discounts.

• Special Mandatory Redemption on 2033/2036 Notes

  If the MarketAxess acquisition is not completed by July 29, 2027 (extendable to July 29, 2028), ICE must redeem the 2033 and 2036 notes at 101% of principal plus accrued interest.

• Funding for MarketAxess Deal

  Proceeds will be used to finance the $5.7 billion acquisition of MarketAxess, announced July 30, 2026, alongside existing cash and other financing sources.

• Investment-Grade Pricing

  Rated A3/A- by Moody's and S&P, the notes priced at spreads of 50–82 basis points over Treasuries, indicating strong institutional demand for ICE credit.

auto_awesomeAnalysis · ICE · Crypto Assets

Intercontinental Exchange locked in $3.75 billion in debt financing across four tranches, with net proceeds of $3.71 billion after underwriting discounts. The offering finalizes terms first outlined yesterday, with the 2033 and 2036 notes carrying a special mandatory redemption at 101% if the MarketAxess acquisition fails to close by mid-2028. This is a critical piece of the $5.7 billion deal — the debt load will meaningfully increase ICE's leverage, but the pricing (spreads of 50–82 bps over Treasuries) reflects strong investment-grade credit demand.